A cross-sectional survey of pain in palliative care in Portugal

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2033-2039

  Gonçalves, Ferraz ^a   Almeida, Ana ^a   Antunes, Catarina ^b   Cardoso, Maria ^c   Carvalho, Margarida ^d   Claro, Maria ^e   Coimbra, Francisca ^f   Diniz, Inês ^b   Fonseca, Bruno ^e   Fradique, Emília ^g   Gonçalves, Edna ^h   Gonçalves, Florbela ⁱ   Gonçalves, Maria ^d   Magalhães, Américo ^j   Pina, Paulo ^f   Pires, Conceição ^h   Silva, Paula ^a   Silva, Ricardo ^c   Silva, Rui ⁱ   Tavares, Filipa ^g   Teixeira, Laura ^j   more..

^a PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^b Hospital Do Mar   (Portugal)

^c Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central ^*  (Portugal)

^d Hospital do Litoral Alentejano   (Portugal)

^e Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos Hospital de Pedro Hispano   (Portugal)

^f INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DE ONCOLOGIA DE LISBOA FRANCISCO GENTIL   (Portugal)

^g HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^h Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João   (Portugal)

ⁱ Instituto Portugues de Oncologia Francisco Gentil Centro Regional de Oncologia de Coimbra SA   (Portugal)

^j Centro Hospitalar de Tras os Montes e Alto Douro   (Portugal)

more..

Author keywords

Pain; Pain control; Pain Management Index; Palliative care; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; AMITRIPTYLINE; BACLOFEN; BUPRENORPHINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; HYDROMORPHONE; KETAMINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISOLONE; PREGABALIN; TRAMADOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN MANAGEMENT INDEX; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PORTUGAL; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VERBAL RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PORTUGAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878708124     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1746-2     Document Type: Article

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