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Pain mechanisms and management.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1794069     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pain is one of the most important human experiences, and also one of the most complex. The International Association for the Study of Pain has defined pain as: 'An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. Pain is always subjective. Each individual learns the application of the word through experiences related to injury in early life. It is unquestionably a sensation in a part of the body, but it is also unpleasant, and therefore also an emotional experience. Many people report pain in the absence of tissue damage or any likely pathophysiological cause; usually this happens for psychological reasons. There is no way to distinguish their experience from that due to tissue damage, if we take this subjective report.'
Authors:
S Lipton
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  British medical bulletin     Volume:  47     ISSN:  0007-1420     ISO Abbreviation:  Br. Med. Bull.     Publication Date:  1991 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-04-08     Completed Date:  1992-04-08     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376542     Medline TA:  Br Med Bull     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  i-iv     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Pain Relief Research Foundation, Liverpool.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Chronic Disease
Diabetes Complications
Humans
Neoplasms / complications
Pain / etiology*,  therapy
Pain, Postoperative / therapy

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