title: An overview of American pain surveys.
abstract: The top-line findings, arranged by date, from major national pain surveys conducted between 1996 and 2004 are reviewed. This review also includes Pain in Maryland--a survey conducted by the American Pain Foundation and the Maryland Pain Initiative, which is the first and only statewide survey of pain.
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000367:Age Factors; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004651:Employment; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics