Pain: Moving from symptom control toward mechanism-specific pharmacologic management

被引:547
作者
Woolf, CJ
机构
[1] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Anesthesia & Crit Care, Neural Plastic Res Grp, Boston, MA 02129 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA 02129 USA
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D O I
10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00010
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Several distinct types of pain exist: nociceptive, inflammatory, neuropathic, and functional. By defining the mechanisms responsible for each type of pain, neurophysiologic research is providing insight into how diverse etiologic factors cause different types of pain.
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页码:441 / 451
页数:11
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