AOA's position against use of placebos for pain management in End-of-Life Care

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 105, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Nichols, Karen J ^a   Galluzzi, Katherine E ^a   Bates, Bruce ^a   Husted, Benneth A ^a   Leleszi, Jimmie P ^a   Simon, Kenneth ^a   Lavery, Dennis ^a   Cass, Cleanne ^a  

^a AOA End of Life Care Committee ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHICS, CLINICAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT RIGHTS; PLACEBOS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747504043     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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