Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 10 , Pages 1923-1932 , October 2008

Illness and Demographic Correlates of Chronic Pain Among a Community-Based Sample of People With Multiple Sclerosis

  • Clint Douglas, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Clint Douglas, RN, PhD, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Rd, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia 4059
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  • Judy A. Wollin, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia
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  • Carol Windsor, RN, BA

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia

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 Supported by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Australia.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.03.022

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 10 , Pages 1923-1932 , October 2008

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