Is placebo analgesia mediated by endogenous opioids? A systematic review

Pain

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 273-275

  Ter Riet, Gerben ^a   De Craen, Anton J M ^b   De Boer, Anthonius ^c   Kessels, Alphons G H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endorphins; Naloxone; Placebo analgesia; Proglumide; Review

Indexed keywords

ENDORPHIN; NALOXONE; PLACEBO; PROGLUMIDE;

ANALGESIA; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; INJECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032104514     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(98)00057-8     Document Type: Review

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