Pain management in nursing homes: Analgesic prescribing tips #89

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1475-1476

  Liao, Solomon ^b   Weissman, David E ^a  

^a FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ANALGESIA; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANALGESICS; HUMANS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; NURSING HOMES; PAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846028205     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.1475     Document Type: Short Survey

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