Chronic pain is a manifestation of the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 88-93

  Sacheti, Anubha ^a   Szemere, Judy ^a   Bernstein, Bruce ^a,b   Tafas, Triantafyllos ^c   Schechter, Neil ^a,b   Tsipouras, Petros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Chronic pain; Ehlers Danlos syndrome; Heritable disorders of connective tissue; Natural history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CHRONIC PAIN; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN;

EID: 0030810641     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(97)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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