Economic considerations in chronic pain

Bailliere's Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-102

  Strumpf, M ^a   Willweber Strumpf, A ^a   Zenz, M ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Cost benefit; Cost effectiveness; Direct cost; Economic impact; Indirect cost

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL SECURITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0031708743     PISSN: 09503501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3501(98)80008-1     Document Type: Article

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