Pain Management Nursing
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 80-92 , September 2006

The Pain Experience of Post Surgical Patients Following the Implementation of an Evidence-Based Approach

  • Denise Bédard, MSc(N), PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Denise Bédard, MSc(N), PhD, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote des Neiges, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1E2.
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  • Margaret Ann Purden, PhD

      Affiliations

    • McGill University School of Nursing, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Nicole Sauvé-Larose, MSc

      Affiliations

    • McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
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  • Cynthia Certosini, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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  • Constance Schein, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Saint Anne of Winona, Benedictine Health System, Minnesota.

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PII: S1524-9042(06)00084-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2006.06.001

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 80-92 , September 2006

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