Problems with Insurance-Based Research on Chronic Pain

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-43

  Merskey, Harold ^a   Teasell, Robert W ^b  

^a Parkwood Hospital ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS; FIBROMYALGIA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PAIN; RESEARCH SUPPORT; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 33845294451     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2006.10.010     Document Type: Review

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