The menacing phantom: What pulls the trigger?

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 691.e1-691.e8

  Giummarra, Melita J ^a   Georgiou Karistianis, Nellie ^a   Nicholls, Michael E R ^b   Gibson, Stephen J ^c,d   Chou, Michael ^d   Bradshaw, John L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Caulfield General Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping behavior; Emotional distress; Environment; Phantom pain; Triggers; Weather

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHANTOM PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF DEFENSE; SKIN SENSATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRIGGER POINT;

EID: 79960919899     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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