Chronic Pain in the Japanese Community--Prevalence, Characteristics and Impact on Quality of Life.

Chronic pain is recognized as a public health problem that affects the general population physically, psychologically, and socially. However, there is little knowledge about the associated factors of chronic pain, such as the influence of weather, family structure, daily exercise, and work status.Th...

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Main Authors: Shinsuke Inoue, Fumio Kobayashi, Makoto Nishihara, Young-Chang P Arai, Tatsunori Ikemoto, Takashi Kawai, Masayuki Inoue, Tomomi Hasegawa, Takahiro Ushida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4467865?pdf=render