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Behavior aimed at avoiding or postponing undesirable situations or experiences. In chronic low back pain patients, avoidance behavior often consists of avoiding those activities that are believed to promote pain and/or (re)injury.
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(2007). Avoidance Behavior. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_345
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