title: Non-clinical factors influencing pain intensity in cancer patients: Socio-cultural-economic status, awareness of disease and the relation with the oncologist.
authors.affiliation: Pain and Palliative Care Research Unit, IRCCS-Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: oscar.corli@marionegri.it.
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Corli
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Unit, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, AIOM, Italy. Electronic address: andrea.martoni@fastwebnet.it.
authors.forename: Andrea A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Martoni
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Methodology for Biomedical Research, IRCCS-Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: luca.porcu@marionegri.it.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Porcu
authors.affiliation: Pain and Palliative Care Research Unit, IRCCS-Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: anna.roberto@marionegri.it.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roberto
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Unit, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, AIOM, Italy. Electronic address: carmine.pinto@asmn.re.it.
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Methodology for Biomedical Research, IRCCS-Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: valter.torri@marionegri.it.
authors.forename: Valter
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Torri
authors.affiliation: Psychooncology Service, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IRCCS Padova, Italy. Electronic address: irene.guglieri@ioveneto.it.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Guglieri
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Unit 1, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IRCCS Padova, AIOM, Italy. Electronic address: vittorina.zagonel@ioveneto.it.
authors.forename: Vittorina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zagonel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000072716:Cancer Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012923:Social Class
keywords: Awareness; Cancer pain; Non-clinical factors; Socio-economic status