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Chronic, noncancer, pain (CP) is a significant problem. On October 11, 2004, the World Health Organization cosponsored the first Global Day Against Pain in order to draw worldwide attention to the urgent need for better pain relief.
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Taylor, D.R. (2015). Introduction. In: Managing Patients with Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08111-3_1
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