A survey of the nature and perceived impact of quality improvement activities in pain management

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 365-373

  Ward, Sandra ^a   Donovan, Marilee ^b   Max, Mitchell B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Pain; QA standards

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; PAIN; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031870131     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(98)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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