Is pain reporting to health care professionals age-related? A cross sectional multicenter study in a hospital setting

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 2011-2017

  Ripamonti, Carla I ^a   Sichetti, Daniela Ap ^a   Fanizza, Caterina ^a   Romero, Marilena ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communication; Elderly; Hospitalized patients; Pain; Pain free hospital project

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; SELF REPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84884538441     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: 17447666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2013.829041     Document Type: Article

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