Thermal pain and sensory processing in children with sickle cell disease

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 244-250

  O'Leary, James D ^a,b   Crawford, Mark W ^a   Odame, Isaac ^c   Shorten, George D ^b   McGrath, Patricia A ^d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pain processing; Pediatric pain; Quantitative sensory testing; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84894096823     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318292a38e     Document Type: Article

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