Introduction: Recommendations for the Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Dworkin, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 70349484072     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.04.004     Document Type: Editorial

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