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Expert opinion on the management of pain in hospitalised older patients with cognitive impairment: a mixed methods analysis of a national survey

BACKGROUND: Hospitalised older patients are complex. Comorbidity and polypharmacy complicate frailty. Significant numbers have dementia and/or cognitive impairment. Pain is highly prevalent. The evidence base for pain management in cognitively impaired individuals is sparse due to methodological iss...

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Autores principales: Rodger, Kirsty TM, Greasley-Adams, Corinne, Hodge, Zoe, Reynish, Emma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4419491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25928876
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0056-6