Pain: Biopsychosocial mechanisms and management

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 137-141

  Keefe, Francis J ^a   France, Christopher R ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial factors and pain; Pain; Pain assessment; Pain treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033238698     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00032     Document Type: Article

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