title: Severe chronic pain--the reality of treatment in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Giustino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Varrassi
mesh_terms: D059787:Acute Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014944:World Health Organization