Physician variability in pain management: Are the JCAHO standards enough?

Pain Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-3

  Gallagher, Rollin M ^a  

^a GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OPIATE;

AWARENESS; CANCER PAIN; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARDIZATION; WELLBEING; ACCREDITATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCRIPTION; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141675026     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2003.00012.x     Document Type: Editorial

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