Adolescent chronic pain problems in the school setting: Exploring the experiences and beliefs of selected school personnel through focus group methodology

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 281-288

  Logan, Deirdre E ^a,c,d   Curran, Julie A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Chronic pain; Focus groups; School; Teachers

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PERSONNEL; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT; SYMPTOM;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW JERSEY; PAIN; PENNSYLVANIA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 25144437835     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.11.134     Document Type: Article

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