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Different Types of Pain

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Pain can be classified based on the pathophysiological mechanism, duration, anatomic location and the presence of malignancy. Each classification is important and understanding those classifications and their definitions is crucial to guide diagnosis and management.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

  2. West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Timothy R. Deer

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    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Abd-Elsayed, A., Deer, T.R. (2019). Different Types of Pain. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_3

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