Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 195-199 , October 2005

The psychological assessment of the chronic pain patient with a suspected substance use disorder

  • Allen Lebovits, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Allen Lebovits, Associate Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry, NYU Pain Management Center, NYU School of Medicine, 317 East 34th Street, Suite 902, New York, New York 10016.

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2005.10.003

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 195-199 , October 2005

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