Chronic pain among public safety personnel in Canada
Date
2017-12-18
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Taylor and Francis Group
Abstract
Chronic pain is highly prevalent in the general population and may be even higheramong public safety personnel (PSP; e.g., correctional officers, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics,police). Comprehensive data on chronic pain among diverse Canadian PSP are relatively sparse.Aims: The current study was designed to provide initial estimates of chronic pain frequencyand severity among Canadian PSP.
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Chronic pain, First responders, Public safety personnel (PSP), Work injuries