Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 60-63 , January 2010

National guidelines for evaluating pain—Patients’ legal right to prioritised health care at multidisciplinary pain clinics in Norway implemented 2009

  • Karen Walseth Hara

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Pain and Complex Disorders, St Olav's Hospital, Olav Kyrres Gate 17, 7006 Trondheim, Norway. Tel.: +47 73868766; fax: +47 73866990.
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  • Petter Borchgrevink

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PII: S1877-8860(09)00015-9

doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2009.10.002

Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 60-63 , January 2010

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