The downgrading of pain sufferers’ credibility
Abstract Background The evaluation of pain remains one of the most difficult challenges that healthcare practitioners face. Chronic pain appears to affect more than 35% of the population in the West, and indeed, pain is the most common reason patients seek medical care. Despite its ubiquity, studies...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-10-01
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Series: | Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-021-00105-x |