Pain and disability: clinical, behavioral, and public policy perspectives
Auteur :
Institute of Medicine / Committee on Pain, Disability, and Chronic Illness Behavior
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309074582
Date de publication :
1 janv. 1987
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Evaluating claims based on pain poses problems for the Social Security Administration (SSA) and other disability insurers. This volume covers the epidemiology and physiology of pain; psychosocial contributions to pain and illness behavior; promising ways of assessing and measuring chronic pain and dysfunction; and clinical aspects of prevention.