A prospective evaluation of health-related quality of life in Hong Kong Chinese patients with chronic non-cancer pain

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 174-180

  Lee, S ^a   Chen, P P ^b   Lee, A ^a   Ma, M ^b   Wong, C M ^b   Gin, T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Health surveys; Hong Kong; Pain; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; SURGERY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 20444462376     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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