title: Primary care and pain medicine. A community solution to the public health problem of chronic pain.
abstract: The author emphasizes that pain is an important public health problem that demands attention. He discusses ineffective management and its causes, administrative and socioeconomic problems perpetuating poor care, problems in technology transfer, organizational models, specialists and subspecialists, and other topics.
authors.affiliation: Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center, MCP/Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Gallagher@auhs.edu
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gallagher
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D010146:Pain / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011634:Public Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States