Chronic orofacial pain in Southern Chinese people: Experience, associated disability, and help-seeking response

Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-330

  Leung, Wing S ^a   McMillan, Anne S ^a   Wong, May C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Chronic pain; Orofacial; Prevalence; Psychosocial; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TOOTH PAIN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTHACHE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59049093044     PISSN: 23330384     EISSN: 23330376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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