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Adequate Pain Control Is A Human Right
July 14th, 2007
A growing international consensus urges change in several areas—including increased availability of controlled medications such as opioids—toward the goal of recognizing effective treatment for pain as a fundamental human right, according to a special article in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the official publication of the International Anesthesia Research Society and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. Dr. Frank Brennan of Calvary Hospital in Kogarah, N.S.W., Australia and colleagues summarize the medical, legal, and ethical arguments for transforming access to pain management into a global human right. They write,...
Source: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (2007-07-14)
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