Advancing the Pain Agenda in the Veteran Population

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 357-378

  Gallagher, Rollin M ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial; Chronification; JPEP; Mini residency; Opioids; Pain; Stepped care; Veterans

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MEDITATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOLDIER; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VETERANS HEALTH; YOGA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; VETERAN;

CHRONIC PAIN; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; VETERANS;

EID: 84968919457     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: 22103538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2016.01.003     Document Type: Review

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