Provision for advanced pain management techniques in adult palliative care: A national survey of anaesthetic pain specialists

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 279-284

  Kay, S ^a   Husbands, E ^b   Antrobus, J Hugh ^c   Munday, D ^a  

^a Myton Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b St Michael's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^c WARWICK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced pain management techniques; Delivery of health care; Pain clinics; Palliative care; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONSULTATION; CORDOTOMY; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 34547133051     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307078306     Document Type: Article

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