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    Issue brief: engaging health system decision-makers in supporting comprehensive chronic pain management in provincial and territorial healthcare systems in Canada

    Wilson, M. G; Lavis, J. N.
    The lack of health system decision-maker engagement in supporting comprehensive chronic pain management in provincial and territorial healthcare systems in Canada can be understood by considering four sets of interrelated issues: 1) lack of awareness of chronic pain; 2) lack of awareness of limitations i...
    Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration, Chronic Pain/prevention & control, Canada
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    Evidence Brief: Supporting Chronic Pain Management across Provincial and Territorial Health Systems in Canada

    Lavis, J. N; Boyko, J. A.
    Chronic pain is a serious health problem given its prevalence, associated disability, impact on quality of life, and the costs associated with the extensive use of healthcare services by people living with chronic pain.(1) In Canada, some investments have been made to strengthen chronic pain management. ...
    Chronic Pain/therapy, Pain Measurement/classification, Quality of Life, Canada
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