Do educational interventions improve cancer patients' quality of life and reduce pain intensity? Quantitative systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 511-520

  Ling, Cheuk chi ^a   Lui, Liza Y Y ^b   So, Winnie K W ^c  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer; Nursing; Pain; Patient teaching; Quality of life; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856809771     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05841.x     Document Type: Review

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