Chronic Pain

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Sources: Bell K. What you should know about arthritis and comorbidities. Arthritis Pract. 2005;1(3):28-32.

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This is the answer key for the Chronic Pain crossword that appeared in the February 2007 issue.

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Katz JN. Low back pain: 12 questions physicians often ask. Consultant. 2005;December. McTigue J. Current concepts in managing gout. Arthritis Pract. 2005;1(3):22-27. Sandra Wilbanks, APRN, MSN, FNP, practices in general pediatric and adult neurology in Midland, Michigan. She can be reached at [email protected]. 1555-4155/07/$ see front matter © American College of Nurse Practitioners doi:10.1067/j.nurpra.2007.02.015

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