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Acute, Chronic, and Cancer Pain

Clinical Management

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology™ ((MIMM,volume 84))

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The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage” (1). To successfully manage pain syndromes, the clinical situation, exact diagnosis, and the complex interplay of physiological and psychological factors must first be identified.

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  1. Section of Cancer Pain Management, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

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    Zhizhong Z. Pan

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Burton, A.W. (2003). Acute, Chronic, and Cancer Pain. In: Pan, Z.Z. (eds) Opioid Research. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 84. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-379-8:267

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