A prospective, non-interventional study of assessment and treatment adequacy of pain in the emergency department of a tertiary care cancer hospital

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 152-157

  Jain, P N ^a   Parab, Swapnil Y ^a   Thota, Raghu S ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; Emergency department; Pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889787051     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.121529     Document Type: Article

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