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Under-diagnosis of pain by primary physicians and late referral to a palliative care team

BACKGROUND: Under-diagnosis of pain is a serious problem in cancer care. Accurate pain assessment by physicians may form the basis of effective care. The aim of this study is to examine the association between late referral to a Palliative Care Team (PCT) after admission and the under-diagnosis of p...

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Autores principales: Akashi, Masako, Yano, Eiji, Aruga, Etsuko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3423067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22676380
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-11-7