Help and hope at the bottom of the pile
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Abstract
The burden of chronic pain for those who have it and their families is substantial, says Henry McQuay, and these patients deserve better. Dawn Stacey and colleagues (doi: 10.1136/bmj.39520.701748.94) describe an example of quality improvement in practice for one group of people with chronic pain, those with osteoarthritisKeywords
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