A drug use evaluation of selected opioid and nonopioid analgesics in the nursing facility setting.
- 27 April 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Vol. 48 (4), 398-404
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04697.x
Abstract
To determine the medical conditions for which selected analgesics are most frequently prescribed in nursing facilities (NFs), describe the use of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain therapies, and determine the frequency and quality of pain assessment in NF residents.Keywords
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