Rhetoric and reality on acute pain services in the UK: A national postal questionnaire survey

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 689-693

  Powell, A E ^a   Davies, H T O ^a   Bannister, J ^b   Macrae, W A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pain, acute pain services; Pain, organizational approaches; Pain, postoperative pain management

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 2342573672     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh130     Document Type: Article

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