Measuring the activity of older people with chronic pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 6-12

  Farrell, Michael J ^a,b   Gibson, Stephen J ^b   Helme, Robert D ^c  

^a North West Hospital Pain Clinic ^*  (Australia)

^b NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barthel Index; Chronic pain; Human Activity Profile; Sickness Impact Profile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 0029872361     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199603000-00003     Document Type: Article

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