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} }
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