Physician variability in the management of acute postoperative and cancer pain: A quantitative analysis of Michigan experience

Pain Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-20

  Green, Carmen R ^a   Wheeler, John R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute postoperative pain management; Cancer pain management; Knowledge, and goals; Physician attitudes; Physician confidence and satisfaction; Physician variability; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PETHIDINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LICENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METASTASIS; MYOMECTOMY; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLING; SATISFACTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GOALS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0013223739     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2003.03006.x     Document Type: Article

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