Gender differences in pain and healthcare utilization for adult sickle cell patients: The PiSCES project

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-154

  McClish, Donna K ^a,b   Levenson, James L ^b   Penberthy, Lynne T ^b   Roseff, Susan D ^a   Bovbjerg, Viktor E ^c   Roberts, John D ^b   Aisiku, Imoigele P ^b   Smith, Wally R ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIRGINIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33645643438     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.15.146     Document Type: Article

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