| Literature DB >> 10780186 |
Abstract
More than a third of patients undergoing therapy for cancer and 60% to 90% of those with advanced malignancy report significant pain. Effective analgesic therapy is available, yet large segments of this population--in particular, elderly patients in nursing homes, minorities, and women--receive inadequate palliative therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10780186 DOI: 10.3810/hp.2000.04.193
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hosp Pract (1995) ISSN: 2154-8331