Chronic pain and the use of conventional and alternative therapy

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-154

  Haetzman, M ^b   Elliott, Alison M ^a   Smith, B H ^a   Hannaford, P ^a   Chambers, W A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative health care; Alternative medicine; Chronic pain; GP

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0242500966     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/20.2.147     Document Type: Article

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