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. 2009 Jun;3(1):2-5.
doi: 10.1177/204946370900300102.

The Cost and Burden of Chronic Pain

Ceri J Phillips  1
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The Cost and Burden of Chronic Pain

Ceri J Phillips. Rev Pain. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

There are enormous costs which society has to bear as a result of the burden of chronic pain and its suffering.Policy makers at governmental level and commissioners, and health care decision-makers alike should adopt a broad, strategic and coherent perspective in determining issues relating to service provision and resource allocation.

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