An exploratory pilot study of palliative medicine compared to anesthesia-pain consultation for pain in patients with cancer

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 113-119

  Pachman, Deirdre R ^a   Swetz, Keith M ^a   Mauck, William D ^a   Pingree, Matthew J ^a   Hoelzer, Bryan C ^a   Haugland, Anita J ^a   Novotny, Paul J ^a   Sloan, Jeff A ^a   Moynihan, Timothy J ^a   Rho, Richard H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPNEA; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP DISORDER; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WALKING; WELLBEING; AGED; ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79960122340     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: 1879596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suponc.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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