Pain and pain management in a Hong Kong emergency department

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 406-411

  Wong, M T ^a,b   Ip, M ^a   Graham, C A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Emergency hospital service; Patient preference; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; DISEASE DURATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIC; HONG KONG; HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 80855128865     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490791101800606     Document Type: Review

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