Retrospective examination of the healthcare 'journey' of chronic orofacial pain patients referred to oral and maxillofacial surgery

British Dental Journal

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Beecroft, E V ^a   Durham, J ^a   Thomson, P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL AUDIT; CLINICAL PATHWAY; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SURGERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL AUDIT; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURGERY, ORAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874907172     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.221     Document Type: Article

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