Chronic pain after childbirth

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 273-277

  Lavand'homme, Patricia ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Caesarean delivery; Chronic pain; Persistent postsurgical pain; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CHRONIC PAIN; DELIVERY; HUMAN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE INJURY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ADULT; BIRTH; FEMALE; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHRONIC PAIN; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84877753061     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: 14736500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e328360c57b     Document Type: Review

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