The Journal of Pain
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 244-250 , March 2007

U.S. Board-Certified Pain Physician Practices: Uniformity and Census Data of Their Locations

  • Brenda Breuer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Brenda Breuer, Beth Israel Medical Center, Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, First Avenue and 16th Street, New York, NY 10003.
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  • Marco Pappagallo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Julia Y. Tai

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Medical Research at the North Shore, LIJ Health System, Long Island, New York.
    • ,
  • Russell K. Portenoy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York

Received 26 May 2006 ,Revised 23 July 2006 ,Accepted 19 August 2006.

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 Supported by grants from Endo Pharmaceuticals (Chadds Ford, PA) and Purdue Pharma, L.P. (Stamford, CT).

 This work was conducted at Beth Israel Medical Center.

PII: S1526-5900(06)01039-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2006.08.009

The Journal of Pain
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 244-250 , March 2007

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