The Impact of Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain: Costs and Patients’ Burden

Introduction. Chronic discogenic low back pain (CDP) is frequently diagnosed in patients referred to specialized pain clinics for their back pain. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of CDP both on the individual patient and on society. Materials and Methods. Using the baseline records of...

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Main Authors: José W. Geurts, Paul C. Willems, Jan-Willem Kallewaard, Maarten van Kleef, Carmen Dirksen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4696180