Nonspecific chronic orofacial pain: Studying patient experiences and perspectives with a qualitative approach

Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 349-358

  Wolf, Eva ^a   Birgerstam, Pirjo ^b   Nilner, Maria ^a   Petersson, Kerstin ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Facial pain; Pain consequence; Patient perspective; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59049097579     PISSN: 23330384     EISSN: 23330376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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