Caring for children with chronic pain: Ethical considerations

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 505-508

  McGrath, Patricia A ^a   Ruskin, Danielle A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

CHILDHOOD; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; OPIATE ADDICTION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PAIN; PATIENT RIGHTS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 34248191738     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02263.x     Document Type: Editorial

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