Managed care policies and pain management programs

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-

  Nicholas, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038311872     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000074715.41425.ac     Document Type: Editorial

References (2)

1. Robbins H, Gatchel RJ, Noe C et al. A prospective one-year outcome study of interdisciplinary chronic pain management: compromising its efficacy by managed care policies. Anesth Analg 2003;97:156-62.
2. Turk DC. Efficacy of multidisciplinary pain centers in the treatment of chronic pain. In: Cohen MJM, Campbell JN, eds. Pain treatment centers at a crossroads: a practical and conceptual reappraisal, progress in pain research and management. Vol. 7. Seattle, WA: IASP Press, 1996:101-8.