Impact of pain on quality of life in patients with post-polio syndrome

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 161-163

  Werhagen, Lars ^a   Borg, Kristian ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Pain; Post polio syndrome; Quality of life; SF 36 health survey; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POLIOMYELITIS; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POLIOMYELITIS; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875997123     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1096     Document Type: Article

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