Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: A systematic review of behavioural pain assessment tools
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pain is a common and major problem among nursing home residents. The prevalence of pain in elderly nursing home people is 40–80%, showing that they are at great risk of experiencing pain. Since assessment of pain is an important step...
Main Authors: | Abu-Saad Huda, Hamers Jan PH, Zwakhalen Sandra MG, Berger Martijn PF |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-01-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/6/3 |
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