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Relationship Between Pain and LGBT Status Among Veterans in Care in a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Cohort.

Kirsha S GordonEugenia ButaMandi L Pratt-ChapmanCynthia A BrandtRalitza GueorguievaAllison R WarrenTerri Elizabeth WorkmanQing Zeng-TreitlerJoseph L Goulet
Published in: Journal of pain research (2023)
In a nationwide sample, LGBT Veterans were more likely to be screened for pain but had lower self-reported pain scores, though adjusted differences were small. It was notable that transgender and Black Veterans reported the greatest pain. Reasons for these findings require further investigation.
Keyphrases
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • neuropathic pain
  • cross sectional
  • spinal cord
  • quality improvement
  • postoperative pain
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  • hiv testing
  • antiretroviral therapy