A Comparison of Observed Versus Documented Physician Assessment and Treatment of Pain: The Physician Record Does Not Reflect the Reality

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-389

  Chisholm, Carey D ^a   Weaver, Christopher S ^a   Whenmouth, Laura F ^a   Giles, Beverly ^a   Brizendine, Edward J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; CHILD; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 52049091040     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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