Learning to live with the pain: acceptance of pain predicts adjustment in persons with chronic pain

@article{McCracken1998LearningTL,
  title={Learning to live with the pain: acceptance of pain predicts adjustment in persons with chronic pain},
  author={Lance M. McCracken},
  journal={Pain},
  year={1998},
  volume={74},
  pages={21-27}
}
  • L. McCracken
  • Published 1 January 1998
  • Medicine, Psychology
  • Pain
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