Psychosocial and economic impact of chronic pelvic pain

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 415-431

  Stones, R William ^a   Selfe, Susan A ^a   Fransman, Samantha ^a   Horn, Sandra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Health economics; Psychosocial; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033942935     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beog.1999.0084     Document Type: Article

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