Pain management in post-craniotomy patients: A survey of canadian neurosurgeons

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 456-460

  Hassouneh, Basil ^a   Centofanti, John ^a   Reddy, Kesava ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTIPATION; CRANIOTOMY; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 79955487397     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100011872     Document Type: Article

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