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The nature and prevalence of chronic pain in homeless persons: an observational study

2013-07-30

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<h4>Background: </h4> Homeless people are known to suffer disproportionately with health problems that reduce physical functioning and quality of life, and shorten life expectancy. They suffer from a wide range of diseases that are known to be painful, but little information is available about the nature and prevalence of chronic pain in this vulnerable group. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of chronic...

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Literature Corpus work: 5460aeea-7396-5273-a7ea-14140b66b637
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.2-164.v1

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