Self-Treatment of Pain Among Adolescents in an Urban Community

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 80-93

  Fouladbakhsh, Judith M ^a   Vallerand, April H ^a   Jenuwine, Elisabeth S ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861655700     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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