From stepping stones to scaling mountains: overcoming racialized disparities in pain management

Pain ManagementVol. 14, No. 1 CommentaryFrom stepping stones to scaling mountains: overcoming racialized disparities in pain managementStaja Q Booker, Ericka N Merriwether, Keesha Powell-Roach & Simone JacksonStaja Q Booker *Author for correspondence: E-mail Address: bookers@ufl.eduhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8934-1335Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, University of Florida, College of Nursing, PO Box 100197, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA, Ericka N Merriwether https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2507-6058Department of Physical Therapy, New York University, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, & Human Development, NY 10010, USADepartment of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NY 10010, USA, Keesha Powell-Roach https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8117-3445Department of Community & Population Health, University of Tennessee, Health Science Center, College of Nursing, College of Medicine, Genetics, Genomics & Informatics, Memphis, TN 38103, USA & Simone Jackson https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8953-6631Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, University of Florida, College of Nursing, PO Box 100197, Gainesville, FL 32610, USAPublished Online:9 Jan 2024https://doi.org/10.2217/pmt-2023-0098AboutSectionsView ArticleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleKeywords: African–AmericanBlackchronic painhealth disparitiespain disparitiespain inequitysocial determinants of healthReferences1. 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