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Do sex differences exist in opioid analgesia? A systematic review and meta-analysis of human experimental and clinical studies

  • Marieke Niesters

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Albert Dahan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P5-Q, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
    • ,
  • Benjamin Kest

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and Center for Developmental Neurosciences, The College of Staten Island, City University New York, NY 10314, USA
    • Doctoral Program in Neuropsychology, Queens College, City University New York, Flushing, NY 11367, USA
    • ,
  • James Zacny

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    • ,
  • Theo Stijnen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Leon Aarts

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Elise Sarton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands

Received 16 February 2010 ,Revised 17 May 2010 ,Accepted 11 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.06.012

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