Comprehensive assessment of chronic pain management in primary care: A first phase of a quality improvement initiative at a multisite community health center

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 421-433

  Anderson, Daren ^a   Wang, Sissi ^a   Zlateva, Ianita ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b Weitzman Center for Research and Innovation in Primary Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain management; Community Health Centers; Evidence based medicine; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; POVERTY AREAS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875528324     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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