Hierarchical clustering by patient-reported pain distribution alone identifies distinct chronic pain subgroups differing by pain intensity, quality, and clinical outcomes

BACKGROUND: In clinical practice, the bodily distribution of chronic pain is often used in conjunction with other signs and symptoms to support a diagnosis or treatment plan. For example, the diagnosis of fibromyalgia involves tallying the areas of pain that a patient reports using a drawn body map....

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Autores principales: Alter, Benedict J., Anderson, Nathan P., Gillman, Andrea G., Yin, Qing, Jeong, Jong-Hyeon, Wasan, Ajay D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8336800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34347793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254862

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8336800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34347793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254862

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