The role of pain behaviors in the modulation of marital conflict in chronic pain couples

Pain

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 227-233

  Schwartz, Lauren ^a   Slater, Mark A ^b   Birchler, Gary R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Conflict; Marital relationship; Spouses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFLICT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; STRESS;

EID: 0030152520     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00211-1     Document Type: Article

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