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Ignoring non-specific abdominal pain in emergency department patients may be related to decreased quality of life

Author(s) -

Vanessa Banz,

K. Paul,

Marc de Moya,

Heinz Zimmermann,

Daniel Candinas,

AK Exadaktylos

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2011.13167

Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , abdominal pain , quality of life (healthcare) , depression (economics) , acute abdominal pain , physical therapy , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics

Patients suffering from chronic pain have a high prevalence of depression, resulting in a significant impact on overall quality of life. Our aim was to investigate how long term acute non-specific abdominal pain (NSAP) affected overall physical and mental well-being in patients admitted to our emergency department (ED)

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