title: Chronic pain, smoking, and obesity: a pain physician's perspective on patient selection.
authors.affiliation: Pain Medicine Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aronoff
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009042:Motivation; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D010146:Pain / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D018579:Patient Selection; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*