Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 101-107 , July 2007

Kindness Kills: The Negative Impact of Pain as the Fifth Vital Sign

Received 18 October 2006 ,Accepted 25 January 2007.

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 Competing Interests Declared: None.Supported by the Interstitial Fluid Fund, Account 4-44966.

PII: S1072-7515(07)00152-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.01.062

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 101-107 , July 2007

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