Course and predictors of medically unexplained pain symptoms in the general population

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-128

  Leiknes, Kari A ^a   Finset, Arnstein ^a   Moum, Torbjørn ^a   Sandanger, Inger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

CIDI; General population follow up; Medically unexplained pain symptoms; Predictors; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PAIN; POPULATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROGNOSIS; STRESS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 33846522310     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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