Clinical practice guideline improves the treatment of sickle cell disease vasoocclusive pain

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-372

  Morrissey, Lisa K ^a   Shea, Joan O'Brien ^a   Kalish, Leslie A ^a   Weiner, Debra L ^a   Branowicki, Patricia ^a,b   Heeney, Matthew M ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pain; Practice guideline; Sickle cell anemia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58949099244     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21847     Document Type: Article

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