Survey of chronic pain practice by anesthesiologists in Canada

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-389

  Peng, Philip W H ^a,b   Castano, Elkin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OPIATE; PHENOL; STEROID; WARFARIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CANADA; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLYSIS; NURSING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADICULAR PAIN; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; TEACHING;

EID: 19944424828     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03016281     Document Type: Article

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