How well is cancer pain treated?

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 398-401

  Foley, Kathleen M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

morphine consumption; Neoplasm; opioids; pain; Pain Management Index; undertreatment of cancer pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MORPHINE CONSUMPTION DATA; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN MANAGEMENT INDEX; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79959861820     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311400480     Document Type: Conference Paper

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