Managing pain in obese patients

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 28-32

  D'Arcy, Yvonne ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food allergy; Food intolerance; Primary care management of food allergy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858048697     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000407601.90514.52     Document Type: Article

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