Experience of musculoskeletal pain - Comparison of immigrant and Swedish patients

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 254-266

  Soares, Joaquim J F ^a,b   Grossi, Giorgio ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burnout; Coping; Emotional distress; Immigrants; Musculoskeletal pain; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033401145     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1999.tb00549.x     Document Type: Article

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