A new law to improve pain management and end-of-life care

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 161-162

  Thomson, H ^a  

^a Assembly Health Committee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CANCER PAIN; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; LEGAL APPROACH;

CALIFORNIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035078331     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.174.3.161     Document Type: Short Survey

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