Social and medical influences on attributions and evaluations of chronic pain

Psychology and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 719-729

  Chibnall, John T ^a   Tait, Raymond C ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SSM Rehab   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Litigation; Low back pain; Symptom judgments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348203056     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449908410760     Document Type: Article

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