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The language of chronic pain

Imogene MundayDiscipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ian KneeboneDiscipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-7264
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Toby Newton-JohnDiscipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4219-4985
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Pages 354-361 | Received 18 Oct 2018, Accepted 24 May 2019, Published online: 07 Jun 2019

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