title: Do we need a third mechanistic descriptor for chronic pain states?
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Spine Center, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kosek
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Milton
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology, Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Pain Research, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Gebhart
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, CIBER of Mental Health, CIBERSAM, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan-Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mico
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Cancer, Pain Research, Imperial College, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Andrew S C
authors.initials: ASC
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rief
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
authors.forename: A Kathleen
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sluka
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010147:Pain Measurement
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