Attitude of medical practitioners to chronic pain management at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital

Background: Chronic pain occurs in various medical conditions including among others, arthritis, herniated disc, cancer and trauma. It is a leading cause of lost workdays and economic loss worldwide. Doctors may view pain as a mere vexing side effect of a primary medical conditions rather than a ser...

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Main Authors: S A Balarabe, M M Watila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2012;volume=15;issue=1;spage=41;epage=43;aulast=Balarabe;type=0