Roadblocks to effective pain treatment.
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چکیده
Managed care "backlash" rhetoric to the contrary, roadblocks to effective pain treatment occur both intrinsic and extrinsic to the healthcare system. Pain medicine, an emerging, formally recognized specialty, and the special population of patients which it serves, experience additional discreet barriers. Chief among these is a lack of clear identity and recognition of the specialty and the disenfranchisement of many of the patients it serves in the American healthcare system. Special problems within various healthcare financing environments is discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical clinics of North America
دوره 83 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999