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John Bonica was Anesthesiologist; pioneer in pain management. Explore interesting quotes on most.

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“Pain—one of the most pressing issues of out time.”

(1974) as quoted by Dennis C. Turk, Donald Meichenbaum, Myles Genest, Pain and Behavioral Medicine: A Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective (1983) p. 73

“What the hell kind of conclusion can you come to there? The most important thing, from the patient's perspective, they don't talk about.”

John Bonica

After having read 14,000 pages of medical textbooks and finding only 7 1/2 pages mentioning "pain," as quoted by Latif Nasser, "The amazing story of the man who gave us modern pain relief" (2015) TED Talks

“The proper management of pain remains, after all, the most important obligation, the main objective, and the crowning achievement of every physician.”

John Bonica

The Management of Pain (1954)