Chronic pain in children in the UK: A survey of pain clinicians and general practitioners

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 957-966

  Bhatia, Anuj ^a,b   Brennan, Liam ^b   Abrahams, Mark ^b   Gilder, Fay ^b  

^a Addenbrooke's Hospital NHS Trust ^*  (Canada)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic; Pain; Survey

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIMB PAIN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN CLINIC; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 51349138383     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02710.x     Document Type: Article

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