Pain, cognitive function and ageing

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia University of Sydney Pain Management Research Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia Tel.: +61 2 97675957; fax: +61 2 97675419. Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia.

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F M Blyth et al. Pain. 2010 Oct.

. 2010 Oct;151(1):3-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.06.013. Epub 2010 Jul 2.

¹ Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia University of Sydney Pain Management Research Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia Tel.: +61 2 97675957; fax: +61 2 97675419. Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia.

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Chronic widespread pain is associated with slower cognitive processing speed in middle-aged and older European men.
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