Pain and the person
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Pain and the person

Erin Dean Health journalist

Sensation is subjective, so it is important to ask the right questions and trust patients’ answers, to understand and assess their pain management needs

Up to half of adults in the UK – a staggering 28 million people – live with chronic pain.

Nursing Standard. 39, 4, 35-38. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.4.35.s17

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