Improving access to care for women veterans suffering from chronic pain and depression associated with trauma

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1010-1020

  Tan, Gabriel ^a   Teo, Irene ^b   Srivastava, Devika ^c   Smith, Donna ^d   Smith, Shirley L ^d   Williams, Wright ^d,e   Jensen, Mark P ^f  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Chronic Pain; Depression; Rural; Trauma; Women Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RURAL AREA; SLEEP DISORDER; TELEMEDICINE; VETERAN;

EID: 84880621545     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12131     Document Type: Article

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