The effect of education and clinical practice on knowledge enlightenment to and attitudes toward the use of analgesics for cancer pain among physicians and medical students

Acta Anaesthesiologica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 105-114

  Ger, Luo Ping ^a   Lee, Ming Chien ^b   Wong, Chih Shung ^a   Chao, Shin Shin ^a   Wang, Jhi Joung ^c   Ho, Shung Tai ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude; Intractable; Knowledge; Medical; Neoplasms; Pain; Physicians; Student

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NORPETHIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG USE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; NOCICEPTION; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIDE EFFECT; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PHYSICIANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0142027710     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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