Pain Management Nursing
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 92-98 , June 2010

Addressing Patients' Concerns about Pain Management and Addiction Risks

  • Joy R. Goebel, RN PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, California State University, Long Beach, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Joy R. Goebel, RN, PhD, Department of Nursing, California State University 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840-0201.
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  • Cathy D. Sherbourne, PhD

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
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  • Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
    • Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
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  • Lisa Meredith, PhD

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
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  • Angela B. Cohen, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Emily Hagenmaier, BA

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Andy B. Lanto, MA

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Barbara Simon, MA

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Lisa V. Rubenstein, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
    • Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Lisa R. Shugarman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • ,
  • Karl A. Lorenz, MD, MSHS

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
    • Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California

Received 2 June 2008 ,Revised 22 February 2009 ,Accepted 31 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2009.03.009

Pain Management Nursing
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