Chronic pain among community-dwelling elderly: a population-based clinical study

Objective: To present the occurrence, characteristics, etiology, interference, and medication of chronic pain among the elderly living independently at home. Design/setting: A total of 460 subjects in three cohorts aged 75, 80 and 85 years respectively received visits by communal home-care departmen...

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Main Authors: Susanna Rapo-Pylkkö, Maija Haanpää, Helena Liira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-04-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02813432.2016.1160628