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Review
. 2002 Jun;2(3):310-5.
doi: 10.1016/s1471-4892(02)00164-9.

Chronic pain: mechanisms and treatment

Timothy D Priest  1 , Barbara Hoggart
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Review

Chronic pain: mechanisms and treatment

Timothy D Priest et al. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2002 Jun.

Abstract

Chronic pain has been arbitrarily defined as any pain lasting for more than twelve weeks. Chronic pain has also been defined as pain that continues beyond the time in which recovery might usually be expected. This suggests that the cause of pain may change, as it evolves into chronic pain.

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