Utilization of brief pain inventory as an assessment tool for pain in patients with cancer: A focused review

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-115

  Kumar, Senthil P ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Brief Pain Inventory; Cancer pain; Cancer research; Outcome measurement; Pain measurement tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052881485     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.84531     Document Type: Review

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