Pain management and liability issues

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1483-1494

  Furrow, Barry R ^a  

^a Widener University School of Law   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 0036913398     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(02)00065-5     Document Type: Review

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