Treatment of chronic pain patients: Clinical outcomes, cost- effectiveness, and cost-benefits of multidisciplinary pain centers

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-208

  Turk, Dennis C ^a   Okifuji, Akiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical utility; Cost benefits; Multidisciplinary pain centers; Outcomes research

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PAIN CLINIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0031759034     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v10.i2.40     Document Type: Review

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