Elevated plasma beta-endorphin/beta-lipotropin concentration following a radius fracture

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 635-640

  Johansen, Oddmund ^a   Winge, J ^a   Reikeras, O ^a   Jensen, T ^a   Knutsen, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fracture; Opiate concentration

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; BETA LIPOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 7044239495     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510410002841     Document Type: Article

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