The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 672-680 , July 2010

Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory (ChCPCI) in a Hong Kong Chinese Population

  • Wing S. Wong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr Wing S. Wong, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
    • ,
  • Mark P. Jensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Kan H. Mak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Barry K.H. Tam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Richard Fielding

      Affiliations

    • Health Behaviour Research Group, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Received 25 June 2009 ,Revised 26 September 2009 ,Accepted 12 October 2009.

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 Supported by the Health and Health Services Research Fund (Project No. 04060591) and a CityU New Staff Start-up Grant (Project No. 7200117).

PII: S1526-5900(09)00785-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.10.008

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 672-680 , July 2010

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