Severe chronic pain is associated with increased 10 year mortality. A cohort record linkage study

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 380-386

  Torrance, Nicola ^a   Elliott, Alison M ^a   Lee, Amanda J ^a   Smith, Blair H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Mortality; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77949918256     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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