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Transition from acute to chronic postsurgical pain: risk factors and protective factors

Joel Katz Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), Department of Psychology, BSB 232, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada and Acute Pain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada and Professor, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. [email protected]
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Ze’ev Seltzer Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), Faculty of Dentistry, Professor, Faculty of Medicine (Cross appointment), University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain, 124 Edward Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada and University of Toronto Centre for International Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 3M6 and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, 550 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 2A2, Canada. [email protected]
Pages 723-744 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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