Pain clinic definitions in the medical literature and U.S. state laws: an integrative systematic review and comparison

• Main Authors: Barbara Andraka-Christou (Author), Joshua B. Rager (Author), Brittany Brown-Podgorski (Author), Ross D. Silverman (Author), Dennis P. Watson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In response to widespread opioid misuse, ten U.S. states have implemented regulations for facilities that primarily manage and treat chronic pain, called "pain clinics." Whether a clinic falls into a state's pain clinic definition determines the extent to which it...