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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spelling | doaj-art-ab368e770bff43369bb386df1ff2c1dd2025-02-03T05:46:42ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67651997-01-012315716210.1155/1997/709054Age Differences in the Quality of Chronic Pain: A Preliminary StudyLucia Gagliese0Ronald Melzack1Department of Psychology, Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBACKGROUND: 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 groups.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/709054 |
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title | Age Differences in the Quality of Chronic Pain: A Preliminary Study |
title_full | Age Differences in the Quality of Chronic Pain: A Preliminary Study |
title_fullStr | Age Differences in the Quality of Chronic Pain: A Preliminary Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Age Differences in the Quality of Chronic Pain: A Preliminary Study |
title_short | Age Differences in the Quality of Chronic Pain: A Preliminary Study |
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