Persistent postsurgical pain

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 144-152

  Cregg, Roman ^a   Anwar, Sibtain ^b   Farquhar Smith, Paul ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic; Nerve damage; Neuropathic; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NEOPLASM; NEURALGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THORAX SURGERY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NEOPLASMS; NEURALGIA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RISK FACTORS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84877947202     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e328360b09e     Document Type: Review

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