Do pain problems in young school children persist into early adulthood? A 13‐year follow‐up

Design. In a longitudinal study, 335 children ages 8, 11 and 14, first studied in 1989 were followed‐up on two occasions in 1991 and 2002. The subjects filled in questionnaires on pain, the first two times in school, the last as a postal survey.

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