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Research Article

Primary care workload in the management of chronic pain. A retrospective cohort study using a GP database to identify resource implications for UK primary care

Jonathan Belsey Osiris Medical Ltd, Sudbury, Suffolk, UK
Pages 39-50 | Accepted 25 Apr 2002, Published online: 02 Dec 2008

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