Problems in studying the association between race and pain in outcomes research

Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 57-62

  LaFleur, Joanne ^a,c   Said, Qayyim ^a   McAdam Marx, Carrie ^a   Jackson, Kenneth ^a   Mortazavi, Maysam ^b  

^a Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Health services research; Outcome assessment; Pain; Race

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CODEINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MORPHINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; ROSUVASTATIN;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG COST; ETHNICITY; FUNDING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PHARMACOECONOMICS; RACE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICAL; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HUMANS; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34548665037     PISSN: 15360288     EISSN: 15360539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J354v21n03_10     Document Type: Article

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