Pain behaviour in young immigrants having chronic pain: An exploratory study in primary care

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 123-132

  Löfver, Monica B ^a,b   Furhoff, Anna Karin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Rinkeby Health Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Disability; Fear of pain; Immigrants; Pain assessment; Pain behaviour; Primary care; Psychosocial stressors; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REINFORCEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036392012     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eujp.2001.0309     Document Type: Article

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