Opioids for chronic nonmalignant pain: Attitudes and practices of primary care physicians in the UCSF/Stanford Collaborative Research Network

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-151

  Potter, M ^a   Schafer, S ^a   Gonzalez Mendez, E ^a   Gjeltema, K ^a   Lopez, A ^a   Wu, J ^a   Pedrin, R ^a   Cozen, M ^a   Wilson, R ^a   Thom, D ^a   Croughan Minihane, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics, opioid; Drug therapy; Pain, intractable; Practice based research network non MESH ; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAN FRANCISCO; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0035130261     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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