Opioid contracts in chronic nonmalignant pain management: Objectives and uncertainties

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 292-296

  Arnold, Robert M ^a   Han, Paul K J ^b   Seltzer, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Contract; Opioid; Therapy

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINGENT VALUATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STEREOTYPING; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645227301     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.09.019     Document Type: Review

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