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Review
. 2020 Aug;161(8):1694-1697.
doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001950.

Considering the potential for an increase in chronic pain after the COVID-19 pandemic

Daniel J Clauw  1 , Winfried Häuser  2   3 , Steven P Cohen  4   5 , Mary-Ann Fitzcharles  6   7
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Review

Considering the potential for an increase in chronic pain after the COVID-19 pandemic

Daniel J Clauw et al. Pain. 2020 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

D.J. Clauw has performed consulting for Pfizer, Tonix, Samumed, Lilly, and Aptinyx, and has received research funding from Aptinyx. S.P. Cohen is supported by a grant from the U.S. Dept. of Defense, Uniformed Services University, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation Research for Operational Readiness (MIRROR) (HU00011920011). The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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