Assessing the impact of breakthrough cancer pain

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Burton, Beth ^a   Zeppetella, Giovambattista ^a  

^a St Clare Hospice ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Breakthrough pain; Cancer pain; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 79957773396     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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