Prevalence of chronic pain in Germany: A representative survey of the general population;Prävalenz chronischer Schmerzen in Deutschland: Befragung einer repräsentativen Bevölkerungsstichprobe

Schmerz

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-55

  Hauser W ^a,b   Schmutzer, G ^c   Hinz, A ^c   Hilbert, A ^c   Brahler E ^c  

^a KLINIKUM SAARBRÜCKEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic life interfering pain; German population; Pain disease; Pain prevalence; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874117807     PISSN: 0932433X     EISSN: 14322129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00482-012-1280-z     Document Type: Review

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