The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 10 , Pages 1012-1019 , October 2009

Pain Coping in Latino Populations

  • Lisa C. Campbell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and Center for Health Disparities Research, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Lisa Campbell, 210 Rawl, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
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  • Norah Andrews

      Affiliations

    • Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
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  • Cindy Scipio

      Affiliations

    • Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Brian Flores

      Affiliations

    • Trinity College, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Miriam H. Feliu

      Affiliations

    • Pain and Palliative Care Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Francis J. Keefe

      Affiliations

    • Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Durham, North Carolina

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 Supported by the following NIH grants to Dr. Francis J. Keefe: CA091947, AR050245, CA107477, AR049059, AR052186, AR 052186, AR054626, and AG026010.

PII: S1526-5900(09)00451-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.03.004

The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 10 , Pages 1012-1019 , October 2009

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