Psychology of pain

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-31

  Morley, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pain, acute; Pain, chronic; Psychological responses

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEAR; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

EID: 45849120529     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen123     Document Type: Review

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