Presence of neuropathic pain as an underlying mechanism for pain associated with cold weather in patients with sickle cell disease

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 491-493

  Molokie, R E ^a,b,c   Wang, Z J ^a   Wilkie, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c Jessie Brown Veteran's Administration Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL POPULATION; COLD EXPOSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INCIDENCE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CLIMATE; COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURALGIA;

EID: 80052620728     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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