Assessing the properties of the WHOQOL-pain: Quality of life of chronic low back pain patients during treatment

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 583-592

  Mason, Victoria L ^a   Skevington, Suzanne M ^a   Osborn, Mike ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic low back pain; quality of life assessment; WHOQOL Pain

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; FEAR; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 12; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHOQOL PAIN;

EID: 77955985009     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181e11369     Document Type: Article

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