Cancer pain management needs and perspectives of patients from Chinese backgrounds: A systematic review of the Chinese and English literature

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 785-799

  Xu, Xiangfeng ^a   Luckett, Tim ^a   Wang, Alex Yueping ^a   Lovell, Melanie ^b   Phillips, Jane L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Greenwich Palliative and Supportive Care Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Chinese; cultural influence; pain management

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMPLICATION; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85041574242     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951517001171     Document Type: Review

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