Journal article
The Impact of Sampling and Measurement on the Prevalence of Self‐Reported Pain in Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pain is an important public health problem in Canada. International estimates of general population pain prevalence range from 2% to 46%.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the potentially misleading use of overall prevalence estimates in the pain literature and to use two Canadian population-based surveys to assess the impact of sampling and measurement on prevalence.
Authors
Van Den Kerkhof EG; Hopman WM; Towheed TE; Anastassiades TP; Goldstein DH
Journal
Pain Research and Management, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 157–163
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2003
DOI
10.1155/2003/493047
ISSN
1203-6765