Low back pain, health status, and quality of life in older adults: Challenge and opportunity

Pain Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-307

  Gallagher, Rollin M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0346656718     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2003.03049.x     Document Type: Editorial

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