Chronic Pain is a Chronic Condition, Not Just a Symptom
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Chronic Pain is a Chronic Condition, Not Just a Symptom.
Christine E Whitten, MD, is an SCPMG anesthesiologist in San Diego, CA. She is the Southern California Coordinator of Pain Management and the Clinical Lead for the CMI Chronic Pain Condition Group. E-mail: [email protected]. Kristene Cristobal, MS, is the Care Management Institute’s National Project Manager for Chronic Pain and the Project Manager for Culturally Competent Care. E-mail:...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Permanente Journal
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1552-5767,1552-5775
DOI: 10.7812/tpp/04-139