Risk for Violent Behavior in Patients with Chronic Pain: Evaluation and Management in the Pain Facility Setting

Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 140-155

  Fishbain, David A ^a,b,c   Cutler, R Brian ^a,b   Rosomoff, Hubert L ^a,b   Steele Rosomoff, Renee ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b S Shore Hospital and Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Pain facility; Violence risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347303294     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2000.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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