Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 151-157 , July 2010

A population based study of the prevalence of pain in Iceland

  • Sigridur Gunnarsdottir

      Affiliations

    • Landsptali National University Hospital of Iceland, Faculty of Nursing, Eiriksgata 34, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
    • Landspítali National University Hopsital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: University of Iceland, Faculty of Nursing, Eiriksgata 34, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland. Tel.: +354 543 6021; fax: +354 543 4821.
    • ,
  • Sandra E. Ward

      Affiliations

    • University of Wisconsin Madison, School of Nursing, United States
    • ,
  • Ronald C. Serlin

      Affiliations

    • University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Educational Psychology, United States

Received 30 April 2010 ,Accepted 5 May 2010.

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PII: S1877-8860(10)00075-3

doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2010.05.028

Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 151-157 , July 2010

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