Improving pain management in community health care settings: The role of the advanced practice nurse

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 386-395

  Torma, Linda ^a  

^a Montana State University College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Best practice pain management; Missoula Demonstration Project; Pain management; The Quality of Life's End; Wisconsin Pain Initiative

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549094326     PISSN: 10848223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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