Quality improvement challenges in pain management

Pain

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Gordon, Debra B ^a   Dahl, June L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Pain; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0347355443     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(03)00267-7     Document Type: Editorial

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