title: The Cost and Burden of Chronic Pain.
abstract: There are enormous costs which society has to bear as a result of the burden of chronic pain and its suffering.Policy makers at governmental level and commissioners, and health care decision-makers alike should adopt a broad, strategic and coherent perspective in determining issues relating to service provision and resource allocation.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Health Economics, Institute for Health Research, School of Health Science, University of Wales, Swansea.
authors.forename: Ceri J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Phillips