The Pain Associates' International Network initiative: A novel practical approach to the challenge of chronic pain management in Europe

Pain Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 473-480

  Morlion, Bart ^a   Walch, Heribert ^b   Yihune, Gabriel ^c   Vielvoye kerkmeer, Ans ^b   De Jong, Zuzana ^d   Castro Lopes, José ^e   Stanton Hicks, Michael ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b LKH Graz West ^*  (Germany)

^c GRÜNENTHAL GMBH   (Germany)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e University of Porto   (Portugal)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Healthcare management; Outcome; Pain; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORKSHOP;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; PAIN; PAIN CLINICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 56349083289     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2008.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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