Pain relief: A universal human right

Pain

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Cousins, Michael J ^a   Brennan, Frank ^b   Carr, Daniel B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Calvary Hospital   (Australia)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ATTITUDE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; RELIGION; SIDE EFFECT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PAIN;

EID: 5644244731     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.09.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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