TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The predicament of the undertreatment of chronic pain and prescription opioid epidemic
JO  - Analgesia and resuscitation : current research
A1  - Ruan, Xiulu
A1  - Chiravuri, Srinivas
SP  - e105
EP  - e105
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - Chronic pain is pervasive and costly. Based on a recent report published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), it is estimated that chronic pain affects 116 million American adults - more than the total affected by heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined. Pain also costs the nation up to $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity...<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2324-903X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2324-903X.1000e105
ID  - ref1
ER  -