Prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain among long-term social assistance recipients compared to the general population in Norway

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 624-630

  Løyland, Borghild ^a,b   Miaskowski, Christine ^b,c   Wahl, Astrid Klopstad ^d   Rustøen, Tone ^a,e  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

characteristics; chronic pain; general population; long term social assistance recipients; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT;

EID: 77955981871     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181e0de43     Document Type: Article

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