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REVIEW

Reported Outcomes in Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials

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Pages 2557-2576 | Received 17 Feb 2022, Accepted 10 Jun 2022, Published online: 30 Aug 2022

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