Assessment and management of pain in older patients receiving palliative care

Nursing Older People

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 23-29

  Hughes, Lloyd D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pain; Pain assessment and management; Palliative care; Total care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DRUG COMBINATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

AGED; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84866177490     PISSN: 14720795     EISSN: 20478941     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/nop2012.07.24.6.23.c9185     Document Type: Article

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