Burden of disease of chronic pain in Ecuador

CONCLUSIONS: Chronic pain is an important source of burden of disease. It is comparable to other important causes such as headaches, stroke, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, among others. Low back pain, osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal pain were the biggest contributors given their high prevalence.PMID:36946473 | DOI:10.1080/14737167.2023.2193689
Source: Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - Category: Health Management Authors: Source Type: research