Pain Management Nursing
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 206-217 , December 2011

Chronic Pain: The Help-Seeking Behavior, Attitudes, and Beliefs of Older Adults Living in the Community

  • Nicola Cornally, MSc, BSc (Hons), Dip N, RGN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Nicola Cornally, MSc, BSc (Hons), Dip N, RGN, Research Assistant and PhD Student, Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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  • Geraldine McCarthy, PhD, MSN, MEd, Dip N, RGN, RNT

Received 13 October 2009 ,Revised 23 December 2010 ,Accepted 28 December 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2010.12.006

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 206-217 , December 2011

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