1. Update in pain medicine.
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Alford, Daniel, Krebs, Erin, Chen, Ian, Nicolaidis, Christina, Bair, Matthew, Liebschutz, Jane, Alford, Daniel P, Krebs, Erin E, Chen, Ian A, and Bair, Matthew J
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CHRONIC pain ,MEDICAL needs assessment ,PAIN measurement ,DEPRESSED persons ,ANTIDEPRESSANTS ,SELF-management (Psychology) ,OPIOIDS ,THERAPEUTIC use of narcotics ,LUMBAR pain ,RESEARCH ,PAIN ,ANALGESICS ,CHRONIC diseases ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,EVALUATION research ,MEDICAL protocols ,COMPARATIVE studies ,ALTERNATIVE medicine - Abstract
The article discusses studies on chronic pain selected by the members of the Society of General Internal Medicine. It says that the papers were chosen for their potential to change generalist care of patients with chronic pain. The articles include one on the assessment of pain intensity and interference, a randomized trial on optimized antidepressant therapy and pain self-management to improve pain and depression outcomes, and one on the trends in opioid use in patients with non-cancer pain.
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- 2010
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