Economics of chronic pain: How can science guide health policy?;L'impact financier de la douleur chronique, ou comment la science peut guider les politiques de santé

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 530-538

  Gilron, Ian ^a   Johnson, Ana P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REIMBURSEMENT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TRIGGER POINT;

CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN CLINICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77953288123     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-010-9307-3     Document Type: Editorial

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