Quality indicators for pain management in vulnerable elders

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 8 I, 2001, Pages 731-735

  Chodosh, J ^a   Ferrell, B A ^a   Shekelle, P G ^a   Wenger, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GAIT DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0035899851     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-8_part_2-200110161-00012     Document Type: Article

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