Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 102-110 , June 2007

Accepting Pain Management or Seeking Pain Cure: An Exploration of Patients’ Attitudes to Chronic Pain

  • Kathryn A. Clarke, MEd, RGN, ONC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Kathryn A. Clarke, Lead Nurse Practice Development/Clinical Governance, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Rd., Wrexham LL13 7TD, North Wales, United Kingdom.
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  • Ron Iphofen, FBSCH, FBAMH, FRSA, BA, BPhil, MSc, Cert tHE, DHyp, PhD

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2007.03.006

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 102-110 , June 2007

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