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The Quality of Pain Treatment in Community-Dwelling Persons with Dementia

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Despite pervasive and debilitating pain among elders, it is underassessed and undertreated; and cognitive impairment can add challenges. We assessed the quality of pain care for community-dwelling elderly patients with dementia. METHODS: We phone interviewed 203 Veterans Affairs pri...

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Autores principales: Li, Jiwen, Snow, A. Lynn, Wilson, Nancy, Stanley, Melinda A., Morgan, Robert O., Sansgiry, Shubhada, Kunik, Mark E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4777945/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000441717