Attention to pain and fear of pain in patients with chronic pain

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 371-378

  Crombez, Geert ^a   Viane, Ilse ^a   Eccleston, Christopher ^b   Devulder, Jacques ^c   Goubert, Liesbet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Attention; Chronic pain; Fear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC PAIN; DEVICES; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC PAIN; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880507044     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9433-1     Document Type: Article

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