A prospective study of primary care patients with musculoskeletal pain: The identification of predictive factors for chronicity

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 452, 2000, Pages 225-227

  Potter, Richard G ^a   Jones, J Mary ^b   Boardman, Anthony P ^c  

^a Lawton House Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronicity; Comparative analysis; General practice; Musculoskeletal pain

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MYALGIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034059901     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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