The Global Burden of Pain: The Tip of the Iceberg?

Anesth Analg

From the *Department of Anesthesia, University of British Columbia, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; and †School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia.

Published: September 2016

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