Prevalence and treatment of pain in EDs in the United States, 2000 to 2010

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 421-431

  Chang, Hsien Yen ^a   Daubresse, Matthew ^a,b   Kruszewski, Stefan P ^a,b,c   Alexander, G Caleb ^a,b,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness Johns Hopkins University ^*

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS BUTALBITAL PLUS CAFFEINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; BUTALBITAL; CARISOPRODOL; CELECOXIB; CHLORMEZANONE; CHLORPHENESIN; CHLORZOXAZONE; CODEINE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIHYDROCODEINE; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PAPAVERINE; PREGABALIN; ROFECOXIB; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALDECOXIB;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899450834     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.01.015     Document Type: Article

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