03/13/2013
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"Chronic pain is a significant public health challenge that has yet to receive adequate attention."
"More still needs to be done at NIH and across the Federal Government to address the unanswered questions surrounding diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of chronic pain."
"I have long encouraged a more ambitious emphasis on pain research at the National Institutes of Health."
"Chronic pain profoundly affects quality of life."