The role of excess subcutaneous fat in pain and sensory sensitivity in obesity

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1316-1326

  Price, Rebecca C ^a,b   Asenjo, J F ^c,d   Christou, N V ^e   Backman, S B ^c   Schweinhardt, P ^a,b,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 84894117214     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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