title: Pain scores: are the numbers adding up to quality patient care and improved pain control?
authors.affiliation: Brown University Department of Anesthesiology Rhode Island Hospital Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Frederick W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Burgess
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D018710:Pain Clinics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid