Chronic pain epidemiology and its clinical relevance

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-18

  Van Hecke, O ^a   Torrance, N ^a   Smith, B H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; pain, psychological variables; risk; statistics, epidemiology

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC PAIN; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC RISK; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84880247946     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet123     Document Type: Article

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