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Is Pain Assessment Feasible as a Performance Indicator for Dutch Nursing Homes? A Cross-Sectional Approach

Presented as a poster at the European Federation of International Association for the Study of Pain Chapters congress in Lisbon, Portugal, September 11, 2009.

  • Anneke A. Boerlage, MSc-N, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center–Sophia Children's Hospital
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Anneke Boerlage, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center–Sophia Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Anniek D. Masman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center–Sophia Children's Hospital
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  • Jacobus Hagoort, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center–Sophia Children's Hospital
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  • Dick Tibboel, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center–Sophia Children's Hospital
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  • Frans P.M. Baar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Antonius IJsselmonde, Laurens, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Monique van Dijk, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center–Sophia Children's Hospital

Received 14 October 2009 ,Revised 28 April 2010 ,Accepted 4 May 2010. Published online 26 July 2010 Corrected Proof

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 Send an E-mail with your postal address to a.boerlage@erasmusmc.nl to receive a free instructional CD-ROM about the Rotterdam Elderly Pain Observation Scale.

PII: S1524-9042(10)00075-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2010.05.003

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