Medico-legal commentary

Pain Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 202-205

  Rich, Ben A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; ASPIRATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC PAIN; COST CONTROL; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDIZATION; STOMACH CONTENT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042132047     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2003.03022.x     Document Type: Article

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