Sex differences in responses to epidural steroid injection for low back pain

Journal of Pain

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 450-457

  Inman, Sandra L ^a,d   Faut Callahan, Margaret ^b   Swanson, Barbara A ^b   Fillingim, Roger B ^c  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Epidural injection; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNPLEASANT SENSATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14344249559     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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