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Location: http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/La-Pa/Pain-Management.html
Description: Definition
If pain can be defined as a highly unpleasant, individualized experience of one of the body's defense mechanisms indicating an injury or problem, pain management encompasses all interventions used to understand and ease pain, and, if possible, to alleviate the cause of the pain.
Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
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Language: English
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Added: Thu Nov 09 2006