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Article: Groups team up to develop evidence-based measures.
- Article from:
- Hospital Peer Review
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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Groups team up to develop evidence-based measures
Three of the nations leading professional organizations in the health care field are teaming up to develop a common set of evidence-based measures for evaluating the appropriateness and effectiveness of pain management for patients suffering from cancer, back pain, and arthritis.
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