Exploring the Experience of Pain and Pain Management for Pregnant and Postpartum Veterans With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Wallace K, Higgins D, Martino S, Marteeny V, Walker L, Mattocks K. Exploring the Experience of Pain and Pain Management for Pregnant and Postpartum Veterans With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Women's Health Issues 2024 PMID: 39242321, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationExperience of painPain carePain managementPerinatal periodVeterans Health Administration providersImprove pain careHigh-quality careChronic musculoskeletal painImprove pain managementBarriers to treatmentPostpartum veteransPregnant veteransMusculoskeletal conditionsMusculoskeletal painBack painFramework approachHealth coverageHealth AdministrationPain diagnosisVeterans' experiencesIdentified veteransQualitative studyUnique needsCareDo veterans with risky substance use (RSU) use distinct pain treatment modalities?
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