A longitudinal study of pain: Reported pain from middle age to old age

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 144-149

  Brattberg, Gunilla ^a,c   Parker, Marti G ^b   Thorslund, Mats ^b  

^a Primary Health Care Gästrikland   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Elderly; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PAIN; RECURRENCE; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030906417     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199706000-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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