Relationships among depression, chronic pain, chronic disabling pain, and medical costs

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 344-350

  Arnow, Bruce A ^a   Blasey, Christine M ^a   Lee, Janelle ^b   Fireman, Bruce ^b   Hunkeler, Enid M ^b   Dea, Robin ^c   Robinson, Rebecca ^d   Hayward, Chris ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 61749084966     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.3.344     Document Type: Article

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