It's Chickens and Eggs All Over Again: Is Central Reorganization the Result or Cause of Persistent Visceral Pain?

Gastroenterology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1618-1620

  Gebhart, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIBUTYLTIN; OPIATE ANTAGONIST;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; EDITORIAL; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HUMAN; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 34247281008     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.02.060     Document Type: Editorial

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