Patterns of pain and consulting behaviour in patients with musculoskeletal disorders in rural Crete, Greece

Family Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-216

  Antonopoulou, Maria ^a,b   Antonakis, N ^a,b   Hadjipavlou, A ^c   Lionis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b Regional Health and Welfare System of Crete   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Musculoskeletal disorders; Pain patterns; Primary care; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SHOULDER PAIN; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 34547877588     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmm012     Document Type: Article

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