Must we reduce pain intensity to treat chronic pain?

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Review

Mark D Sullivan et al. Pain. 2016 Jan.

. 2016 Jan;157(1):65-69.

doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000336.

¹ Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

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Getting personal: the role of individual patient preferences and characteristics in shaping pain treatment outcomes.
Lazaridou A, Edwards RR. Lazaridou A, et al. Pain. 2016 Jan;157(1):1-2. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000376. Pain. 2016. PMID: 26447708 No abstract available.
The fifth vital sign revisited.
Campbell JN. Campbell JN. Pain. 2016 Jan;157(1):3-4. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000413. Pain. 2016. PMID: 26683106 No abstract available.
Measuring chronic pain.
Okkels N, Kyle PR, Bech P. Okkels N, et al. Pain. 2016 Jul;157(7):1574. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000534. Pain. 2016. PMID: 27315422 No abstract available.

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