Musculoskeletal pain is associated with a long-term increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular-related mortality
Open Access
- 23 November 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology
- Vol. 48 (1), 74-77
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/ken424
Abstract
Objectives. To test the hypothesis that individuals with regional and widespread pain disorders have an increased risk of mortality.Keywords
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