Pain Management Nursing
Volume 11, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages S23-S31 , June 2010

Integrating Nonpharmacologic and Alternative Strategies Into a Comprehensive Management Approach for Older Adults With Pain

  • Patricia Bruckenthal, PhD, RN, APRN-C

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Patricia Bruckenthal, PhD, RN, APRN-C, Stony Brook University School of Nursing, HSC, Level 2, Rm 224, Stony Brook, NY 11794.

Received 13 October 2009 ,Revised 29 October 2009 ,Accepted 14 February 2010.

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 Publication of this article was supported by Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.

PII: S1524-9042(10)00035-4

doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2010.03.004

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 11, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages S23-S31 , June 2010

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