Cognitive coping strategies in pain management

Behavioral and Psychopharmacologic Pain Management

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 214-235

  Pence, Laura E ^a   Thorn, Beverly E ^b   Davis, Amber M ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c YWCA Sojourner s Shelter for Homeless Women and Families   (United States)

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EID: 84926983823     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511781445.014     Document Type: Chapter

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