Sickle cell disease - When opioids and physicians fail

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 442-447

  Malach, Stephen ^a   Levin, Tomer ^b   Saravay, Stephen ^b   Martin, Robert ^b   Rao, Sandyha ^b   Horowitz, Deborah ^b  

^a ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pain management; Comprehensive health care; Psychological effects of chronic disease; Sickle cell disease; Vaso occlusive crisis

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; DRUG RESISTANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN;

EID: 0036863577     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-8343(02)00217-7     Document Type: Article

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