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Editorial

How Can the Quality of Life of Older Patients Living With Chronic Pain be Improved?

Wilco P Achterberg1 Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 431-433 | Received 16 Jun 2019, Accepted 02 Jul 2019, Published online: 27 Aug 2019

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