How do nurses in specialist palliative care assess and manage breakthrough cancer pain? A multicentre study

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 528-534

  Soden, Katie ^a   Ali, Simone ^b   Alloway, Lara ^c   Barclay, David ^d   Barker, Stephanie ^e   Bird, Lydia ^f   Hall, Lesley ^e   Perkins, Paul ^g  

^a NORFOLK COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Martlets Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^c North Hampshire Palliative Care Service   (United Kingdom)

^d St Wilfrid's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^e Palliative Care Services   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^g GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Breakthrough pain; Pain; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891401892     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2013.19.11.528     Document Type: Article

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