Small correlation between salivary α-amylase activity and pain intensity in patients with cancer pain

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 408-

  Arai, Y C P ^a   Matsubara, T ^b   Shimo, K ^b   Osuga, T ^b   Ushida, T ^b   Suzuki, C ^b   Ohta, A ^b   Tohyama, Y ^b   Nishida, K ^b   Arakawa, M ^b  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; OPIATE; SALIVA PROTEIN;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LETTER; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; TEST STRIP; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-AMYLASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; SALIVA;

EID: 60349085392     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01833.x     Document Type: Letter

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