Pain-induced stress: A barrier to wound healing

Wounds UK

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 92-101

  Soon, Kristina ^a   Acton, Clare ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delayed wound healing; Psychological stress; Wound pain

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

DEPRESSION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TISSUE REPAIR; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33845395124     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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