The experience of chronic back pain: Accounts of loss in those seeking help from pain clinics

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-

  Walker, Jan ^a   Sofaer, Beatrice ^b   Holloway, Immy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic back pain; Grief; Interviews; Loss; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NARRATIVE; PAIN CLINIC; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE STRESS; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

EID: 32844468075     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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