Pain in the Blood? Envisioning Mechanism-Based Diagnoses and Biomarkers in Clinical Pain Medicine
Chronic pain is highly prevalent, and pain medicine lacks objective biomarkers to guide diagnosis and choice of treatment. The current U.S. “opioid epidemic” is a reminder of the paucity of effective and safe treatment options. Traditional pain diagnoses according to the International Classification...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-03-01
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Series: | Diagnostics |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/5/1/84 |