Factors influencing desired and received analgesia in emergency department

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-78

  Allione, Attilio ^a   Melchio, Remo ^a   Martini, Gianpiero ^a   Dutto, Luca ^a   Ricca, Marco ^a   Bernardi, Emanuele ^a   Pomero, Fulvio ^a   Menardo, Valentino ^a   Tartaglino, Bruno ^a  

^a S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Oligoanalgesia; Pain assessment; Pain desire

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027934281     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-010-0463-9     Document Type: Article

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