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Chronic non-cancer pain afflicts approximately 20% of the adult population worldwide representing the most frequent distress faced by physicians of all disciplines [1]. One-third of the patients with chronic pain are in severe pain, and approximately half of them have constant pain leading to diminished quality of life [2].

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    Rita Maria Melotti, Andrea Fanelli & Maria Cristina Sorella

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Melotti, R.M., Fanelli, A., Sorella, M.C. (2019). Gender and Pain. In: Tarricone, I., Riecher-Rössler, A. (eds) Health and Gender. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15038-9_24

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