The prevalence of chronic pain with an analysis of countries with a Human Development Index less than 0.9: A systematic review without meta-analysis

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1221-1229

  Elzahaf, Raga A ^a,b,c   Tashani, Osama A ^a,b   Unsworth, Biddy A ^a   Johnson, Mark I ^a,b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Leeds Pallium Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^c Faculty of Medical Technology   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Developing countries; Human Development Index; Prevalence; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84863613626     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2012.703132     Document Type: Review

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