Age as a factor in admission to chronic pain rehabilitation

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-128

  Kee, William G ^a   Middaugh, Susan J ^a   Redpath, Sheryl ^a   Hargadon, Robin ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age bias; Chronic pain rehabilitation; Geriatrics; Health services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN CLINIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031863746     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199806000-00006     Document Type: Article

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