Persistent pain and frailty: A case for homeostenosis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-117

  Shega, Joseph W ^a   Dale, William ^a,b   Andrew, Melissa ^c   Paice, Judith ^d   Rockwood, Kenneth ^c   Weiner, Debra K ^e,f,g,h  

^a Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine (MC 6098)   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Departments of Medicine   (United States)

^g Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

frailty; homeostenosis; older adults; pain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84855824738     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03769.x     Document Type: Article

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