Chronic pain management in the emergency department: A survey of attitudes and beliefs

Pain Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1073-1080

  Wilsey, Barth L ^a,c   Fishman, Scott M ^a   Ogden, Christine ^a   Tsodikov, Alexander ^a   Bertakis, Klea D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Chronic Pain; Emergency Department; Opioid

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 55749083772     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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