Chronic pain and health status: How do those not using healthcare services fare?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 505, 2004, Pages 614-616

  Elliott, Alison M ^a   Smith, Blair H ^a   Hannaford, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services; Health services research; Health status indicators; Pain; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4344620870     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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