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. 2019 Aug 1;5(8):1224-1226.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.1439.

Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors in the United States

Changchuan Jiang  1 , Haowei Wang  2 , Qian Wang  1 , Yiming Luo  1 , Robert Sidlow  3 , Xuesong Han  4
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Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors in the United States

Changchuan Jiang et al. JAMA Oncol. .

Abstract

This survey study uses data from the National Health Interview Survey to investigate the prevalence of, and socioeconomic risk factors for, chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain among cancer survivors in the United States.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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