Pain management after Hurricane Katrina: Outcomes of veterans enrolled in a New Orleans VA pain management program

Pain Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 440-446

  Potash, Mordecai N ^a,b   West, Jeffrey A ^c   Corrigan, Sheila ^b   Keyes, Megan D ^d  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral medicine; Chronic mental illness; Chronic pain; Disaster planning; Electronic medical record; Hurricane Katrina; Opioids

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUTORPHANOL; FENTANYL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INTERVIEW; LEG PAIN; MALE; MEXICO; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; RADICULAR PAIN; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLONES; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ORLEANS; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELIEF WORK; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 65349162191     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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