A comparison of the knowledge of chronic pain and its management between final year physiotherapy and medical students

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-50

  Ali, Nada ^a   Thomson, Di ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Education; Knowledge; Management; Medical students; Physiotherapy students; Survey; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIZATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 58149316063     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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