Alleviating Suffering 101 — Pain Relief in the United States

Philip A. Pizzo, Noreen M. Clark

New England Journal of Medicine · 2012 · 229 citations · 0 references

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An Institute of Medicine committee has found that the magnitude of pain in the United States is vast — and costly. It concluded that relieving acute and chronic pain is a significant overlooked problem and that education is key to the cultural transformation required.