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. 2008 Apr 26;336(7650):954-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39520.699190.94. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

Management of Chronic Pain: Help and hope at the bottom of the pile

Henry McQuay  1
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Management of Chronic Pain: Help and hope at the bottom of the pile

Henry McQuay. BMJ. .

Abstract

The burden of chronic pain for those who have it and their families is substantial, says Henry McQuay, and these patients deserve better. Dawn Stacey and colleagues (doi: 10.1136/bmj.39520.701748.94) describe an example of quality improvement in practice for one group of people with chronic pain, those with osteoarthritis

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Competing interests: None declared.

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