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Chronic pain in society—a case for chronic pain as a dysfunctional state?

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Sjölund, B.H. Chronic pain in society—a case for chronic pain as a dysfunctional state?. Qual Life Res 3 (Suppl 1), S5–S9 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00433369

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