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Chronic Pain Management in the Elderly
- Furthermore, they may be afraid that their pain can lead to further tests and further treatments
- They may fear that the pain is a sign of worsening disease
- They may fear that they've brought the pain on themselves
- They may think that they are being punished for some reason
- These are all barriers to your effective assessment of pain in the elderly
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