Chronic pain in the community: A survey in a township in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 329-337

  Igumbor, E U ^a   Puoane, T R ^a   Gansky, S C ^b   Plesh, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Div Oral Med Pathol and Radiol   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Community based survey; Eastern Cape; Epidemiology; Mthatha; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80053638931     PISSN: 22201181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2011.10872801     Document Type: Article

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