Costs and consequences of chronic pain due to musculoskeletal disorders from a health system perspective in Chile

Abstract. Background:. Chronic pain is a prevalent and distressing condition caused by an unceasing pain lasting more than 3 months or a pain that persists beyond the normal healing time. There is evidence of inadequate management partly explained by the unawareness regarding the magnitude of the pr...

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Main Authors: Constanza Vargas, Norberto Bilbeny, Carlos Balmaceda, María Francisca Rodríguez, Pedro Zitko, Rubén Rojas, María Eliana Eberhard, Marisol Ahumada, Manuel Antonio Espinoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-10-01
Series:PAIN Reports
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000656