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Randomized controlled trials of psychological therapies for management of chronic pain in children and adolescents: An updated meta-analytic review

  • Tonya M. Palermo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mail Code: UHN-2, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA. Tel.: +1 503 494 0848; fax: +1 503 494 3092.
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  • Christopher Eccleston

      Affiliations

    • University of Bath, Bath, UK
    • ,
  • Amy S. Lewandowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
    • ,
  • Amanda C de C. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Research Department of Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Stephen Morley

      Affiliations

    • Leeds Institute of Health Services, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Received 26 May 2009 ,Revised 1 September 2009 ,Accepted 5 October 2009.

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PII: S0304-3959(09)00577-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.10.004

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