Beliefs and attitudes about prescribing opioids among healthcare providers seeking continuing medical education

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 417-424

  Hooten, W Michael ^a   Bruce, Barbara K ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes and beliefs; Chronic pain; Continuing medical education; Healthcare providers; Prescription opioid

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC PAIN; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84856205425     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2011.0082     Document Type: Article

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