Survey of chronic pain in Europe: Prevalence, impact on daily life, and treatment

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 287-

  Breivik, Harald ^a   Collett, Beverly ^b   Ventafridda, Vittorio ^c   Cohen, Rob ^d   Gallacher, Derek ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Direttore Scientifico   (Italy)

^d Mundipharma International Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Europe; Impact of pain; Survey; Treatment of pain

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ARTHROTEC; AZATHIOPRINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CELECOXIB; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DEXTROMORAMIDE; DIAMORPHINE; DICONAL; DIHYDROCODEINE; ERGOTAMINE DERIVATIVE; ETODOLAC; FENTANYL; FENTANYL CITRATE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 33645231857     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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