Utilisation of health care system by chronic pain patients who applied for disability pensions

Pain

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-282

  Højsted, Jette ^a   Alban, Anita ^b   Hagild, Karis ^c   Eriksen, Jørgen ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b Dansk Sundhedsinstitut   (Denmark)

^c Medical Office of Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Disability pension; Economics; Health Care Utilisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENMARK; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INVALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032774378     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(99)00055-X     Document Type: Article

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