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Graph titled Severe Pain: Veterans vs Nonveterans [text version]

Vertical bar graph showing the percentages of veterans and nonveterans with severe pain.

Among veterans, 9.1 percent have severe pain.

Among nonveterans, 6.4 percent have severe pain.

Source

Nahin RL. Severe pain in veterans: the impact of age and sex, and comparisons to the general population. Journal of Pain. November 21, 2016. Epub ahead of print. This study provides national prevalence of U.S. military veterans with severe pain, and compares veterans to nonveterans of similar age and sex.

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