Illness-related complaints in women with chronic widespread pain: Importance of a contextual approach

Stress and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 235-244

  Andersson, Sven Ingmar ^a   Hovelius, Birgitta ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biopsychological problems; Medicalization; Sicklisting; Widespread pain; Women

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SURGERY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 27744448948     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1060     Document Type: Article

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