Chronic Pain in the Japanese Community—Prevalence, Characteristics and Impact on Quality of Life

• Shinsuke Inoue ,

  * E-mail: misty-ssk@umin.net

  Affiliation Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Aichi Medical University, Yazako Karimata, Nagakuteshi, Aichi, 480–1195, Japan

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• Fumio Kobayashi,

  Affiliation Department of Health and Psychosocial Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Yazako Karimata, Nagakute, Aichi, 480–1195, Japan

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• Makoto Nishihara,

  Affiliation Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Aichi Medical University, Yazako Karimata, Nagakuteshi, Aichi, 480–1195, Japan

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• Young-Chang P. Arai,

  Affiliation Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Aichi Medical University, Yazako Karimata, Nagakuteshi, Aichi, 480–1195, Japan

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• Tatsunori Ikemoto,

  Affiliation Institute of Physical Fitness, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Yazako Karimata, Nagakute, Aichi, 480–1195, Japan

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• Takashi Kawai,

  Affiliation Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Aichi Medical University, Yazako Karimata, Nagakuteshi, Aichi, 480–1195, Japan

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• Masayuki Inoue,

  Affiliation Institute of Physical Fitness, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Yazako Karimata, Nagakute, Aichi, 480–1195, Japan

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• Tomomi Hasegawa,

  Affiliation Department of Health and Psychosocial Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Yazako Karimata, Nagakute, Aichi, 480–1195, Japan

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• Takahiro Ushida

  Affiliation Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Aichi Medical University, Yazako Karimata, Nagakuteshi, Aichi, 480–1195, Japan

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