A one-year follow-up study of chronic pain in community-dwelling older adults with and without neuropathic pain

Abstract Background Chronic, mostly musculoskeletal pain is common among older adults. Little is known about the prognosis of chronic pain and the neuropathic pain qualities in older adults. We studied a cohort of community-dwelling older adults, clinically assessed their pain states, classified the...

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Main Authors: Susanna Rapo-Pylkkö, Maija Haanpää, Helena Liira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0537-x

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