Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary chronic pain program for treatment of refractory patients with complicated chronic pain syndromes

Pain Physician

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 369-373

  McAllister, Murray J ^a   McKenzie, Kathryn E ^b   Schultz, David M ^c   Epshteyn, Mikhail G ^a  

^a Medical Advanced Pain Specialists ^*  (United States)

^b Medical Advanced Pain Specialists Minneapolis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain syndromes; Effectiveness; Multidisciplinary chronic pain program; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; OPIATE; SHORT ACTING DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAXATION TRAINING; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27944439392     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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