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Impact of Cigarette Smoking Status on Pain Intensity Among Veterans With and Without Hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Shaina M. Lynch,
Sarah M. Wilson,
Eric DeRycke,
Mary Driscoll,
William C. Becker,
Joseph L. Goulet,
Robert D. Kerns,
Kristin Mattocks,
Cynthia Brandt,
Harini Bathulapalli,
Melissa Skanderson,
Sally G. Haskell,
Lori A. Bastian
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1093/pm/pny146
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , odds ratio , confidence interval , hepatitis c , medical record , physical therapy
Chronic pain is a significant problem in patients living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Tobacco smoking is an independent risk factor for high pain intensity among veterans. This study aims to examine the independent associations with smoking and HCV on pain intensity, as well as the interaction of smoking and HCV on the association with pain intensity.

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