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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0484-7903</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de anestesiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. anestesiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0484-7903</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Anestesiología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0484-79032024000300169</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/116169</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characteristics of chronic pain in Mexican adults from urban areas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características del dolor crónico en adultos mexicanos de zonas urbanas]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Covarrubias-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alfredo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Contreras-Garduño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sergio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Collada-Estrada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carrillo-Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Orlando]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ponce-Uscanga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Emmanuel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Esquer-Guzmán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Héctor Miguel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Algia para la Educación en Salud Departamento de Educación e Investigación ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición «Salvador Zubirán» Departamento de Dolor y Medicina Paliativa ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición «Salvador Zubirán» Departmento de Oncología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>47</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>169</fpage>
<lpage>173</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0484-79032024000300169&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0484-79032024000300169&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0484-79032024000300169&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  pain is defined as «an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with or resembling that associated with actual or potential tissue damage». It suggested that chronic pain in Latin America has regional differences. Characteristics of chronic pain in Mexican adults have been poorly documented.  Material and methods:  we use a researcher-administered in-person questionnaire that was applied to Mexican adults at urban areas from six major cities of six Mexican States (6 of 32, 19%).  Results:  researchers interviewed 1,755 subjects. 1,505 questionnaires contained complete data. 286 persons reported pain in one or more anatomical sites that persisted for over three months (19% of the responders).  Conclusion:  this is the first survey on chronic pain in Mexican adults from urban areas. We need a robust sample to estimate the impact of chronic pain in Mexico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  el dolor se define como «una experiencia sensorial y emocional desagradable asociada un daño tisular real o potencial o algo que asemeja dicho daño». Es posible que el dolor crónico en América Latina tenga diferencias regionales. Las características del dolor crónico en adultos mexicanos han sido poco documentadas.  Material y métodos:  se aplicó un «cuestionario administrado por un investigador en entrevista directa» a adultos mexicanos en áreas urbanas de seis ciudades de seis estados de México (6 de 32, 19%).  Resultados:  los investigadores entrevistaron a 1,755 sujetos. Sólo 1,505 cuestionarios contenían datos completos. 286 personas informaron dolor en uno o más sitios anatómicos que persistió durante más de tres meses (19% de los que respondieron).  Conclusión:  esta es la primera encuesta sobre dolor crónico en adultos mexicanos de zonas urbanas. Necesitamos una muestra robusta para estimar el impacto del dolor crónico en México.]]></p></abstract>
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