JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 67-73 , January 2009

Implementing a Pain Management Program in a Long-Term Care Facility Using a Quality Improvement Approach

  • Andres F. Leone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Andres F. Leone, MD, University of South Carolina, School of Medicine/Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, 15 Medical Park, Suite 211, Columbia, SC 29203
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  • Francesco Standoli, MD
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  • Victor Hirth, MD

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 The authors have no conflicts of interest relating to this article.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.08.003

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 67-73 , January 2009

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