The impact of chronic pain-European patients' perspective over 12 months

Scandinavian Journal of Pain

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-29

  O'Brien, Tony ^a   Breivik, Harald ^b  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Europe; Quality of life; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BELGIUM; BLOATING; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSTIPATION; DENMARK; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FLATULENCE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NORWAY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SPAIN; STOMACH PAIN; SWEATING; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84855808102     PISSN: 18778860     EISSN: 18778879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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