Medical help-seeking by different types of chronic pain patients

Psychology and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 771-786

  Verhaak, P F M ^a   Kerssens, J J ^a   Bensing, J M ^a,b   Sorbi, M J ^b   Peters, M L ^c   Kruise, D A ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Coping with pain; Health services research; Medical consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034356221     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440008405580     Document Type: Article

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