The medical examining board speaks on pain management: Everyone should listen

Connecticut Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 485-491

  Hargus, Edward ^a   Trotta, Patricia ^b   Gilson, Aaron ^c   Russell, David Ross ^d   Dinnan, Maureen Sullivan ^e  

^a Pain and Palliative Care   (United Kingdom)

^b New England Division   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d ProHealth Wallingford Family Practice ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e CSMS Neubert Pepe and Monteith   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; ORGANIZATION; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CONNECTICUT; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; PAIN; SPECIALTY BOARDS;

EID: 24744449530     PISSN: 00106178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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