Figure 1From: Under-diagnosis of pain by primary physicians and late referral to a palliative care team Patients in this study. PCT; Palliative Care Team 1) We defined moderate or severe pain as intensity of pain was rated ≧ 4 on the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) by patients, or documented ≧8 on the Abbey Pain Scale (APS) by palliative care physicians at the initial consultation to a PCT.Back to article page