Fear and loathing in the pain clinic

Pain Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-364

  Passik, Steven D ^a   Kirsh, Kenneth L ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FEAR; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAW SUIT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRISON; PUNISHMENT; UNITED STATES;

CRIME; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; FEAR; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALPRACTICE; NARCOTICS; PAIN; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746293857     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2006.00189.x     Document Type: Note

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