Primary care utilization among veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A retrospective chart review

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1021-1031

  Beehler, Gregory P ^a,c   Rodrigues, Amy E ^b   Mercurio Riley, Denise ^b   Dunn, Andrew S ^b  

^a VA CT Healthcare   (United States)

^b VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Pain; Comorbidity; Health Care Utilization; Mental Health; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Primary Health Care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUSPIRONE; GABAPENTIN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAMADOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84880594220     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12126     Document Type: Article

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