Pilot study of a survey to identify the prevalence of and risk factors for chronic neuropathic pain following breast cancer surgery

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Bokhari, Fozia N ^a   McMillan, Diana E ^a   McClement, Susan ^a,b   Daeninck, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANADA; CHRONIC PAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; CHRONIC PAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859778481     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/12.ONF.E141-E149     Document Type: Article

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