Legal issues in pain management: Striking the balance

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 573-584

  Lawrence, Linda L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 17044419571     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2004.12.018     Document Type: Review

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