Pain Management Nursing
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 177-185 , September 2010

Nursing Care, Delirium, and Pain Management for the Hospitalized Older Adult

  • Ann M. Schreier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Ann M. Schreier, PhD, East Carolina University College of Nursing, 3137 Health Sciences Building, Greenville, NC 27858.

Received 2 January 2009 ,Revised 29 July 2009 ,Accepted 30 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2009.07.002

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 177-185 , September 2010

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