Pain Management Nursing
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 197-205 , December 2011

The Prevalence and Impact of Pain Among Taiwanese Oncology Outpatients

  • Shu-Yuan Liang, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chin-Ching Li, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Fang Wu, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsae-Jyy Wang, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shiow-Luan Tsay, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Shiow-Luan Tsay, Professor, School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, 365 Ming Te Road, Peitou, Taipei 112, Taiwan.

Received 21 December 2009 ,Revised 17 October 2010 ,Accepted 18 October 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2010.10.034

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 197-205 , December 2011

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