Medical oncologists' attitudes and practice in cancer pain management: A national survey

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 36, 2011, Pages 4769-4775

  Breuer, Brenda ^a   Fleishman, Stewart B ^a   Cruciani, Ricardo A ^a   Portenoy, Russell K ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84555190804     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.35.0561     Document Type: Article

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