Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10175072 | Journal of Orthopaedic Science | 2015 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The results suggest that chronic pain has a significant association in an individual's health status, work productivity, daily activity impairment, healthcare resource use, and economic burden in Japan. Along with low treatment rates, a multidisciplinary approach may lead to an improved quality of life and reduce the economic burden among patients with chronic pain in Japan.
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Authors
Tomoyuki Takura, Takahiro Ushida, Tsukasa Kanchiku, Nozomi Ebata, Koichi Fujii, Marco daCosta DiBonaventura, Toshihiko Taguchi,