The significance of clinical significance

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific St., Room BB1517a, Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195-6560, USA John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Research, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.

Editorial

Judith A Turner et al. Pain. 2008.

. 2008 Jul 31;137(3):467-468.

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.03.029. Epub 2008 May 1.

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific St., Room BB1517a, Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195-6560, USA John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Research, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.

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Comment on

Estimating the clinical effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy in the clinic: evaluation of a CBT informed pain management programme.
Morley S, Williams A, Hussain S. Morley S, et al. Pain. 2008 Jul 31;137(3):670-680. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.02.025. Epub 2008 Apr 3. Pain. 2008. PMID: 18394806

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