The brain and chronic pain

German Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-15

  Pridmore, Saxby ^a   Samilowitz, Hazel ^c   Oberoi, Gajinder ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Chronic pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHRONIC PAIN; CINGULATE GYRUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; THALAMUS;

EID: 0141763758     PISSN: 14331055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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