Legal and ethical perspectives on pain management

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-7

  Johnson, Sandra H ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG LEGISLATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PAIN; PATIENT RIGHT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESIA; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; PAIN;

EID: 34250886306     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000268148.38688.e7     Document Type: Editorial

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