Cancer pain, pathophysiology, characteristics and syndromes

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 527-532

  Kocoglu, H ^a   Pirbudak, L ^a   Pence, S ^a   Balat, O ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Cancer pain characteristics; Cancer pain pathophysiology; Cancer pain syndromes

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOROURACIL; GONADORELIN; INTERFERON; METHOTREXATE; PACLITAXEL; RETINOIC ACID;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BONE PAIN; CANCER PAIN; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EDEMA; GYNECOMASTIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE NECROSIS;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036950168     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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