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Epidemiology of Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents

  • Stahlschmidt L
Springer International Publishing, (2019), 3-6
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-19201-3_1
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Abstract

Chronic pain is common and affects approximately one-quarter to one-third of all children and adolescents. Older age, female sex and stress could be identified as risk factors. Overall, 5% of all children and adolescents suffer severely from chronic pain and are in need of an interdisciplinary pain treatment.

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Stahlschmidt, L. (2019). Epidemiology of Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents. In Practical Treatment Options for Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents (pp. 3–6). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19201-3_1

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