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. 2022 Aug 9;7(5):e1021.
doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000001021. eCollection 2022 Sep-Oct.

Clarifying "chronic primary musculoskeletal pain"? The waters remain murky

Milton L Cohen  1
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Clarifying "chronic primary musculoskeletal pain"? The waters remain murky

Milton L Cohen. Pain Rep. .

Abstract

Commentary on: Fitzcharles M-A, Cohen SP, Clauw DJ, Littlejohn G, Usui C, Häuser W. Chronic primary musculoskeletal pain: a new concept of non-structural regional pain. PAIN Reports 2022;7:e1024. See also: Treede R-D. Chronic musculoskeletal pain: traps and pitfalls in classification and management of a major global disease burden. PAIN Reports 2022;7:e1023.

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