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Assessing the pain of people with cognitive impairment
Author(s)Ailsa K R Cook, Catherine A Niven, Murna G Downs
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 14, no 6, June 1999
Pagespp 421-425
KeywordsCognitive impairment ; Dementia ; Pain ; Medical care ; Evaluation ; Literature reviews.
AnnotationThis review presents evidence of the undertreatment of pain for people with cognitive impairment, and explores reasons for this which emphasise inadequate detection due to lack of suitable pain assessment protocols. Implications for practice and suggestions for future research are made. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-990825265 A
ClassmarkE4: EA: CT7: LK: 4C: 64A

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