Is older age a blessing for persons with painful conditions?

Pain

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 3-4

  Finne Soveri, Harriet ^a   Pitkälä, Kaisu ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; EDITORIAL; HEADACHE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MIGRAINE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCERAL PAIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PAIN; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34047268571     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.12.015     Document Type: Editorial

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