Learning to measure chronic pain: a complex, but necessary challenge
Chronic pain is the type of pain that lasts or recurs for months or years. Can it be measured? And can we do anything to improve the symptoms?
Chronic pain is the type of pain that lasts or recurs for months or years. Can it be measured? And can we do anything to improve the symptoms?
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