Development and Validation of a Low-Literacy Opioid Contract

Journal of Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 759-766

  Wallace, Lorraine S ^a   Keenum, Amy J ^a   Roskos, Steven E ^a   McDaniel, Kelly S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic opioid therapy; chronic pain; contract; noncancer pain; opioids

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COMPREHENSION; CONTRACTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 34848857301     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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