Assessing Patient Satisfaction with Pain Management Through a Continuous Quality Improvement Effort
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0885-3924
DOI: 10.1016/s0885-3924(00)00229-3