Do sex differences exist in opioid analgesia? A systematic review and meta-analysis of human experimental and clinical studies

Pain

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-68

  Niesters, Marieke ^a   Dahan, Albert ^a   Kest, Benjamin ^b,c   Zacny, James ^d   Stijnen, Theo ^a   Aarts, Leon ^a   Sarton, Elise ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Opioids; Opioids; Analgesia; Clinical studies; Experimental studies; Gender; Opioids; Sex; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; OPIATE;

ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79851508327     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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