What does an increased prevalence of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in individuals with pain mean?

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Stephen J Gibson. Pain. 2012 Feb.

. 2012 Feb;153(2):261-262.

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.10.035. Epub 2011 Nov 25.

¹ National Ageing Research Institute, Clinical Research Divsion, P.O. Box 31, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.

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Association of pain with behavioral and psychiatric symptoms among nursing home residents with cognitive impairment: results from the SHELTER study.
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