Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 1147-1154 , June 2005

Cognitive Complaints Are Associated With Depression, Fatigue, Female Sex, and Pain Catastrophizing in Patients With Chronic Pain

Presented in part to the American Pain Society, October 21–24, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.10.041

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 1147-1154 , June 2005

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