Learning from Our Learners: Implications for Pain Management Education in Medical Schools

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1139-1141

  Bair, Matthew J ^a,b,c  

^a Roudebush VA Center on Implementing Evidence Based Practice   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

CHRONIC PAIN; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEARNING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 80051691696     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01207.x     Document Type: Editorial

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