Palliative Response and Functional Interference Outcomes Using the Brief Pain Inventory for Spinal Bony Metastases Treated with Conventional Radiotherapy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 485-491

  Nguyen, J ^a   Chow, E ^a   Zeng, L ^a   Zhang, L ^a   Culleton, S ^a   Holden, L ^a   Mitera, G ^a   Tsao, M ^a   Barnes, E ^a   Danjoux, C ^a   Sahgal, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brief pain inventory; Palliative radiotherapy; Spinal metastases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SPINE; SPINE METASTASIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79960895151     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: 14332981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2011.01.507     Document Type: Article

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