Utilization of analgesics in the multicenter study of hydroxyurea in sickle cell anemia: Effect of sex, age, and geographical location

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 613-616

  Ballas, Samir K ^a   Bauserman, Robert L ^b   McCarthy, William F ^b   Castro, Oswaldo L ^c   Smith, Wally R ^d   Waclawiw, Myron A ^e  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARYLAND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HYDROXYUREA; PLACEBO; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; LETTER; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CLIMATE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYDROXYUREA; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; NARCOTICS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955498855     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21750     Document Type: Article

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