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Commentary

The Pains of Imprisonment: Challenging Aspects of Pain Management in Correctional Settings

Violet Handtke1 Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, 4056Basel, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hans Wolff2 Division of Correctional Medicine & Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals & Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Brie A Williams3 Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA;4 San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USAView further author information
Pages 133-136 | Received 14 Sep 2015, Accepted 02 Nov 2015, Published online: 26 Feb 2016

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