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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Research Article

The Global Task Force for Chronic Pain in People with HIV (PWH): Developing a research agenda in an emerging field

Jessica S. Merlina Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;b Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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M. Hammc Qualitative, Evaluation, and Stakeholder Engagement Research Services, Center for Research on Health Care Data Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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F. de Abril Cameronb Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;c Qualitative, Evaluation, and Stakeholder Engagement Research Services, Center for Research on Health Care Data Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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V. Bakerd Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0938-5109
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D. A. Brownd Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, London, UK;e Therapies Department, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4956-243X
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C. L. Cherryf Alfred Health, Monash University and Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia;g University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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E.J. Edelmanh Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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M. Evangelii Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, UK
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R. Hardingd Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-8689
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J. Joshj British HIV Association (BHIVA), London, UK
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H. I. Kempk Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5657-3009
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C. Lichiusb Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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V. J. Maddenl Pain Management Unit, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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K. Nkhomad Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-8160
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K. K. O’Brienm Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (RSI), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1632-6537
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R. Parkerl Pain Management Unit, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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A. Ricek Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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J. Robinson-Pappn Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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C. A. Sabino Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5173-2760
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D. Slawekp Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8403-8433
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W. Scottq Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2529-9083
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J. I. Tsuir University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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L. A. Uebelackers Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2133-2202
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A. L. Wadleyt Brain Function Research Group, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-0047
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B. R. Goodinu Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Pages 1215-1223 | Received 01 Oct 2020, Accepted 09 Mar 2021, Published online: 22 Mar 2021

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