Musculoskeletal pain in Japan: Prevalence and interference with daily activities

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-47

  Suka, Machi ^a   Yoshida, Katsumi ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Interference with daily activities (IDA); Musculoskeletal pain; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANKLE PAIN; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELBOW DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT PAIN; HAND DISEASE; HIP DISEASE; HUMAN; JAPAN; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 14544271370     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-004-0362-x     Document Type: Article

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