Accuracy of a Diagnostic Algorithm to Diagnose Breakthrough Cancer Pain as Compared with Clinical Assessment

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 495-500

  Webber, Katherine ^a   Davies, Andrew N ^a   Cowie, Martin R ^b  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breakthrough pain; cancer; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN SEVERITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; BREAKTHROUGH PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BREAKTHROUGH PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84942908806     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.05.006     Document Type: Article

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