Musculoskeletal pain in the community

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 863-867

  Al Arfaj, Abdurhman S ^a   Alballa, Suliman R ^a   Al Dalaan, Abdullah N ^b   Al Saleh, Salman S ^b   Al Sekeit, Mohammed A ^a   Bahabri, Sultan A ^b   Mousa, Mohammed A ^c  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIAL MEDICINE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0141480991     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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