Treatment of chronic pain: Clinical outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and cost benefits

Drug Benefit Trends

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 36-38

  Turk, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG POTENCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 0034805098     PISSN: 10805826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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