Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 130-138 , September 2007

Nurse Case Management Program of Chronic Pain Patients Treated with Methadone

  • Louise Lamb, RN, BScN
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  • John Xavier Pereira, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dr. Pereira was supported by a grant from the Louise Edwards Foundation.
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  • Yoram Shir, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yoram Shir, MD, Clinical Director, Pain Centre, Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Ave., E19-133, Montreal H3G 1A4, Canada.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2007.05.002

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 130-138 , September 2007

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