Improving Undergraduate Medical Education about Pain Assessment and Management: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Stakeholders’ Perceptions

BACKGROUND: Pain is one of the most common reasons for individuals to seek medical advice, yet it remains poorly managed. One of the main reasons that poor pain management persists is the lack of adequate knowledge and skills of practicing clinicians, which stems from a perceived lack of pain educat...

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Published in:Pain Research and Management
Main Authors: Pierre-Paul Tellier, Emmanuelle Bélanger, Charo Rodríguez, Mark A Ware, Nancy Posel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/920961