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Smoking and musculoskeletal disorders: findings from a British national survey. 

Ann Rheum Dis 2003 Jan;62(1):33-6
Jump to full article: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2002-12-27
Author: Palmer KT, Syddall H, Cooper C, Coggon D.

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CONCLUSIONS: There is an association between smoking and report of regional pain, which is apparent even in ex-smokers. This could arise from a pharmacological effect of tobacco smoke (for example, on neurological processing of sensory information or nutrition of peripheral tissues); another possibility is that people with a low threshold for reporting pain and disability are more likely to take up and continue smoking.

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