Prevalence of cold-related musculoskeletal pain according to self-reported threshold temperature among the Finnish adult population

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 288-298

  Pienimaki T ^a   Karppinen, J ^b,c,d   Rintamaki H ^b,d   Borodulin, K ^e   Laatikainen, T ^e,f,g   Jousilahti, P ^e   Hassi, J ^d   Nayha S ^b,d  

^a SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^g North Karelia Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE PAIN; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER PAIN; HAND PAIN; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINE DISEASE; TEMPERATURE; THRESHOLD TEMPERATURE; WRIST PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84896782600     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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