The epidemiology of chronic pain in children and adolescents revisited: A systematic review

Pain

Volumn 152, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2729-2738

  King, Sara ^a   Chambers, Christine T ^b   Huguet, Anna ^b   MacNevin, Rebecca C ^b   McGrath, Patrick J ^b   Parker, Louise ^b   MacDonald, Amanda J ^c  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Pain; Quality; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; GROUPS BY AGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 81055140855     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.07.016     Document Type: Article

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