A new tool to assess and document pain outcomes in chronic pain patients receiving opioid therapy

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 552-561

  Passik, Steven D ^a   Kirsh, Kenneth L ^a   Whitcomb, Laurie ^a   Portenoy, Russell K ^b   Katz, Nathaniel P ^c   Kleinman, Leah ^d   Dodd, Sheri L ^e   Schein, Jeffrey R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MEDTAP International Inc   (United States)

^e JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Opioid therapy; Pain assessment; Pain relief; Patient functioning

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EXPERT SYSTEM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENT; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDLINE; MENTAL CLOUDING; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRURITUS; SEDATION; SWEATING; TELEPHONE; VOMITING;

EID: 2342620111     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(04)90057-4     Document Type: Article

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