Pain Catastrophizing in Borderline Morbidly Obese and Morbidly Obese Individuals with Osteoarthritic Knee Pain
OBJECTIVE: There is limited information about how morbidly obese osteoarthritis (OA) patients cope with the pain they experience. Pain catastrophizing is an important predictor of pain and adjustment in persons with persistent pain. This may be particularly relevant in the morbidly obese (body mass...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Pain Research and Management |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/652453 |