A population study of factors associated with general practitioner consultation for non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 788-793

  Hagen, Kåre B ^a   Bjørndal, Arild ^a   Uhlig, Till ^b   Kvien, Tore K ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORWAY; PAIN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NORWAY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033774994     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.59.10.788     Document Type: Article

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