The Effect of Dispositional Optimism in HRQOL in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions in Greece

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-70

  Tsakogia, Zoi ^a   Lyrakos, George N ^b   Damigos, Dimitrios ^c   Mayreas, Venetsanos ^c   Dimoliatis, Ioannis D K ^c  

^a Amfilohia Rehabilitation Center   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dispositional optimism; Health related quality of life; Musculoskeletal disorders; Pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952002411     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-010-9113-7     Document Type: Article

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