Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 1155-1163 , June 2005

Chronic Pain in Persons With Neuromuscular Disease

  • Mark P. Jensen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • Multidisciplinary Pain Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Mark P. Jensen, PhD, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356490, Seattle, WA 98195-6490
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  • Richard T. Abresch, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California, Davis, CA
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  • Gregory T. Carter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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  • Craig M. McDonald, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California, Davis, CA

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 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Training Center (grant no. HB133B980008) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (grant no. P01 HD33988).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.11.028

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 1155-1163 , June 2005

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