title: The role of co-morbidity in accumulating risk of chronic pain.
authors.affiliation: Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van der Windt
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*
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