How Can the Intractable Problem of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (CMP) Be Effectively Managed? The Need for a Well-Integrated Systems Approach

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Editorial

Daniel C Cherkin. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 May.

. 2018 May;33(Suppl 1):4-6.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4362-5.

¹ Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA. Cherkin.d@ghc.org.

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