Can the development of pain management units be justified in an emerging democracy?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 826-828

  Frohlich, Eva ^a   Shipton, Edward A ^b,c  

^a HELEN JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG INFECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPINAL PAIN; STAFF TRAINING;

COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOCRACY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN CLINICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 35148860201     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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