Balancing act with geriatric pain treatment

Pain. 2008 Aug 15;138(1):1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.05.012. Epub 2008 Jun 18.

Author

Pekka Mäntyselkä¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Family Practice Unit, University of Kuopio and Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 1777, Kuopio, Finland.

PMID: 18565659
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.05.012

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analgesics / therapeutic use*
Geriatric Assessment / methods*
Home Care Services / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Pain / drug therapy*
Pain / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Analgesics