Age Differences in the Quality of Chronic Pain: A Preliminary Study

BACKGROUND: Recent studies of the relationship between age and the intensity of chronic pain report increases, decreases or no change in pain intensity as a function of age. These inconsistencies may be due in part to the pain assessment tools employed and their appropriateness with different age gr...

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Main Authors: Lucia Gagliese, Ronald Melzack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/709054
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