Effects of training on general practitioners' management of pain in osteoarthritis: A randomized multicenter study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1827-1834

  Chassany, Olivier ^a   Boureau, François ^b   Liard, François ^c   Bertin, Philippe ^d   Serrie, Alain ^e   Ferran, Pierre ^f   Keddad, Karim ^g   Jolivet Landreau, Isabelle ^g   Marchand, Serge ^h,i   Pouzet, C ^g  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^c Cabinet Médical   (France)

^d DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^f LOb Conseils   (France)

^g SANOFI   (France)

^h Pain Research Laboratories

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Continuing medical education; General practice; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CODEINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748556892     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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