Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 35-46 , March 2007

Videoconferencing for a Veteran’s Pain Management Follow-Up Clinic

  • Janette Elliott, RN-BC, MSN, AOCN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Janette Elliott, RN-BC, MSN, AOCN, Pain Management Clinical Nurse Specialist, DVAHCS Palo Alto, 112A, 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304.
    • ,
  • Judith Chapman, PhD
    • ,
  • David J. Clark, MD, PhD

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 The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

PII: S1524-9042(06)00242-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2006.12.005

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 35-46 , March 2007

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