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Article: Effective Pain Management Requires an Interdisciplinary Approach
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- September 26, 2007
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To: MEDICAL EDITORS
Contact: Lordelyn P. del Rosario, +1-415-215-0341,
lordelyn32@yahoo.com, for The American Academy of Pain Management
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pain is the number
one public health problem in the U.S., affecting an estimated 76.5
million Americans according to the National Center for Health
Statistics. The number of people living with pain is greater than
those with diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer
combined. (American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association,
American Cancer Society). Most pain is untreated or undertreated,
particularly among African Americans, Hispanics, women, and the
elderly.
Consider these facts:
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