Waiting in pain: A systematic investigation into the provision of persistent pain services in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 386-390

  Hogg, Malcolm N ^a,b   Gibson, Stephen ^b,c   Helou, Amal ^d   Degabriele, Jacklyn ^e   Farrell, Michael J ^f  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Australian Pain Society   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; URBAN POPULATION; WAITING TIME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84861117352     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10140     Document Type: Review

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