TY - JOUR
T1 - Pain and symptom control in terminally ill children
AU - Galloway, Karen S.
AU - Yaster, Myron
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The management of pain in terminally ill pediatric patients has incalculable benefits to patients, their families, and physicians and nurses. A therapeutic management plan is dependent on a thorough understanding of the causes of pain in these patients, on pain assessment, and on the myriad drugs and drug strategies that are essential in pain treatment. Aggressive symptom control of treatment-related side effects can ensure successful implementation of such a plan.
AB - The management of pain in terminally ill pediatric patients has incalculable benefits to patients, their families, and physicians and nurses. A therapeutic management plan is dependent on a thorough understanding of the causes of pain in these patients, on pain assessment, and on the myriad drugs and drug strategies that are essential in pain treatment. Aggressive symptom control of treatment-related side effects can ensure successful implementation of such a plan.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0031-3955(05)70234-0
DO - 10.1016/S0031-3955(05)70234-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 10835999
AN - SCOPUS:0034065087
VL - 47
SP - 711
EP - 746
JO - Pediatric Clinics of North America
JF - Pediatric Clinics of North America
SN - 0031-3955
IS - 3
ER -