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Life expectancy is increasing and people are living longer. At the same time, the incidence of persistent pain is increasing. This is further contributed by age-related afflictions like arthritis, diabetes and malignancy. Though the incidence of persistent pain increases in the middle age, the elderly population is twice as likely to suffer from persistent pain as compared to the young population.
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Gupta, R. (2014). Assessment of Pain in Elderly. In: Pain Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55061-4_10
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