Predictors of psychological distress in chronic pain patients

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 320-326

  Walker, Jan ^a   Sofaer, Beatrice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Chronic pain; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE;

EID: 0031992429     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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