Editorial: The Suppression of Evidence-Basis in Pain Medicine and the Physician-Driven Quest to Re-establish It

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1358-1360

  Schatman, Michael E ^a  

^a Foundation for Ethics in Pain Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

CHRONIC PAIN; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; LEGAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ANALGESIA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DRUG INDUSTRY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 80052867942     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01224.x     Document Type: Editorial

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