HIV/AIDS-related Pain as a Chronic Pain Condition: Implications of a Biopsychosocial Model for Comprehensive Assessment and Effective Management

Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 260-273

  Marcus, Kelly Stein ^a,b,e   Kerns, Robert D ^a,b   Rosenfeld, Barry ^d   Breitbart, William ^c  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Multidimensional Pain Treatment; Pain Assessment; Pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346677663     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2000.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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