Chronic multisite pain: evaluation of a new geriatric syndrome.

CONCLUSION: Although prior studies have explored risk factors for chronic multisite pain, these findings reveal that multisite pain, often unexplained, bears many similarities to established geriatric syndromes. Multisite pain warrants further consideration as a unique geriatric syndrome. PMID: 30361952 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - October 25, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Thapa S, Shmerling RH, Bean JF, Cai Y, Leveille SG Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research