The prevalence of pain complaints in a general population in Israel and its implications for utilization of health services

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1521-1525

  Buskila, Dan ^a   Abramov, Galina ^a   Biton, Amnon ^a   Neumann, Lily ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Localized pain health services utilization; Pain prevalence; Widespread pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034114999     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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