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Exploring anxiety sensitivity in the relationship between pain intensity and opioid misuse among opioid-using adults

Andrew H Rogers1, Justin M Shepherd1, Michael F Orr1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Houston, USA.

Journal of Psychiatric Research
|February 17, 2019
PubMed

Keywords:
Anxiety sensitivityChronic painComorbidityOpioid

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