The economics associated with persistent pain

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-130

  Phillips, Ceri J ^a   Harper, Christie ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost and burden; Impact; Persistent and chronic pain

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; PAIN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; PAIN; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK LEAVE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 80052336337     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e3283458fa9     Document Type: Review

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