Ensuring Opioid Availability: Methods and Resources

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 527-532

  Joranson, David E ^a   Ryan, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Opioid analgesics; pain management; pain policy; palliative care

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG USE; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; LAW SUIT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; ROMANIA;

EID: 34247622361     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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