Lowering fear-avoidance and enhancing function through exposure in vivo: A multiple baseline study across six patients with back pain

Pain

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 8-16

  Boersma, Katja ^a,b   Linton, Steven ^a,b   Overmeer, Thomas ^a   Jansson, Markus ^a,b   Vlaeyen, Johan ^c   De Jong, Jeroen ^c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Back pain; Cognitive behavioral treatment; Fear avoidance model; Function; Multiple baseline design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEAR; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STRESS;

EID: 1342321736     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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