Chronic pelvic pain: Prevalence, health-related quality of life, and economic correlates

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 321-327

  Mathias, Susan D ^a   Kuppermann, Miriam ^b   Liberman, Rebecca F ^b   Lipschutz, Ruth C ^b   Steege, John F ^b  

^a Technology Assessment Group   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0029919490     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00458-0     Document Type: Article

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