Chronic pain patients' quality of life improves with increased life control

Pain Clinic

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-42

  Burton, H J ^a   Kline, S ^a   Hargadon, R ^a   Shick, R ^a   Ong, M ^a   Cooper, B ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Locus of control; Multidisciplinary pain clinic; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PAIN CLINIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0031902177     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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