Management and relief of pain in an emergency department from the adult patients' perspective

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 539-546

  Tcherny Lessenot, Stéphanie ^a   Karwowski Soulié, Fabienne ^a   Lamarche Vadel, Agathe ^a   Ginsburg, Christine ^a   Brunet, Fabrice ^a   Vidal Trecan, Gwenaëlle ^a  

^a Renë Descartes University ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Adults; Emergency medicine; Epidemiologic study; Management; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX PAIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0038392862     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(03)00147-7     Document Type: Article

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