Sex differences in pain-related symptoms and self-initiated school nurse visits among pre-adolescents

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 472-480

  Tsao, Jennie C I ^a   Zeltzer, Lonnie K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Functional symptoms; Pain; School nurse visits; Sex differences; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NURSE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0037405432     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(03)00076-9     Document Type: Article

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