Malpractice risks associated with prescribing medication for chronic headaches

Headache

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-55

  McAbee, Gary N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTORPHANOL; CODEINE; DIHYDROMORPHINE; MORPHINE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; PROPOXYCAINE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPETENCE; DRUG CHOICE; EXPERT WITNESS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MIGRAINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031942671     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1998.3801053.x     Document Type: Article

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