Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 38-42 , January 2010

Pain-related fear, catastrophizing and pain in the recovery from a fracture

  • Steven J. Linton

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health and Medical Psychology (CHAMP), School of Law, Psychology, and Social Work, Örebro University, SE-701 82 Örebro, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 19 30 35 05; fax: +46 19 30 34 84.
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  • Nina Buer

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, SE-701 82 Örebro, Sweden
    • ,
  • Lars Samuelsson

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Orthopedics, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
    • ,
  • Karin Harms-Ringdahl

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, SE 141 83 Stockholm, Sweden

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PII: S1877-8860(09)00005-6

doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2009.09.004

Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 38-42 , January 2010

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