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. 2022 Mar 1;163(3):e426-e431.
doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002404.

Beyond pain, distress, and disability: the importance of social outcomes in pain management research and practice

Claire E Ashton-James  1 , Steven R Anderson  2 , Sean C Mackey  2 , Beth D Darnall  2
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Beyond pain, distress, and disability: the importance of social outcomes in pain management research and practice

Claire E Ashton-James et al. Pain. .
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Relationship between psychological, social, and physical outcomes and pain.
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