The impact of socio-economic status on pain and the perception of disability due to pain

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-109

  Dorner, Thomas E ^a,b   Muckenhuber, Johanna ^b   Stronegger, Willibald J ^b   Rsky, Éva ^b   Gustorff, Burkhard ^c   Freidl, Wolfgang ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c Wilhelminenspital ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Disability; Education; Income; Profession; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78650725012     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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