Is chronic pain a distinct diagnosis in primary care? Evidence arising from the Royal College of General Practitioners' Oral Contraception Study

Family Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-74

  Smith, Blair H ^a   Elliott, Alison M ^a   Hannaford, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Chronic pain syndrome; Cross sectional study; Epidemiology; Survey

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 1242298761     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh115     Document Type: Article

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