Do patients receive adequate pain control after discharge from the ED?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 705-707

  Chan, Lisa ^a   Verdile, Vincent P ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Pain control; Pain education; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZOCAINE; CODEINE; HYDROCODONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PHENAZONE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031783695     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90182-6     Document Type: Article

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