The occurrence and impact of generalized pain

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 379-389

  White, Kevin P ^a   Harth, Manfred ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Costs; Disability; Epidemiology; Health service utilization

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LAW SUIT; MALE; MARRIAGE; ONSET AGE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0033379162     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/berh.1999.0027     Document Type: Article

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