A pain severity-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis interaction: The effects on pain pathways

Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-42

  Garofalo, John P ^a   Robinson, Richard C ^b   Gatchel, Robert J ^c   Wang, Zhongyun ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 36849037819     PISSN: 10712089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2007.00012.x     Document Type: Article

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