Australian survey of current practice and guideline use in adult cancer pain assessment and management: Perspectives of palliative care physicians

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1403-1409

  Lovell, Melanie ^a,c   Agar, Meera ^a   Luckett, Tim ^b   Davidson, Patricia M ^b   Green, Anna ^b   Clayton, Josephine ^a,c  

^a HammondCare ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PAIN; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84887931086     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0245     Document Type: Article

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