Understanding the mechanisms of cold-evoked pain in humans

Pain

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 7-8

  Viana, Félix ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE NEUROCIENCIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLODYNIA; COLD EXPOSURE; EDITORIAL; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

EID: 70449705903     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.08.012     Document Type: Editorial

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