A narrative literature review of older people's cancer pain experience

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 15-16, 2013, Pages 2100-2113

  Dunham, Margaret ^a   Ingleton, Christine ^b   Ryan, Tony ^b   Gott, Merryn ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cancer; Narrative review; Older people; Pain

Indexed keywords

AGED; HUMAN; NARRATIVE REVIEW; NEOPLASM; OLDER PEOPLE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CANCER; NARRATIVE REVIEW; OLDER PEOPLE; PAIN;

AGED; HUMANS; NARRATION; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84880132259     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12106     Document Type: Review

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