"Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which are detected by NERVE ENDINGS of NOCICEPTIVE NEURONS.
| Descriptor ID |
D010146
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612 F02.830.816.444 G11.561.790.444
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| Concept/Terms |
Pain, Burning- Pain, Burning
- Burning Pain
- Burning Pains
- Pains, Burning
Suffering, Physical- Suffering, Physical
- Physical Suffering
- Physical Sufferings
- Sufferings, Physical
Pain, Migratory- Pain, Migratory
- Migratory Pain
- Migratory Pains
- Pains, Migratory
Pain, Radiating- Pain, Radiating
- Pains, Radiating
- Radiating Pain
- Radiating Pains
Pain, Splitting- Pain, Splitting
- Pains, Splitting
- Splitting Pain
- Splitting Pains
Pain, Crushing- Pain, Crushing
- Crushing Pain
- Crushing Pains
- Pains, Crushing
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Pain Interference and Intensity in Relation to Abstinence Outcomes Following a One-Session Personalized Feedback Smoking Cessation Digital-Intervention. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(5):742-748.
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Pain-related hospitalization and emergency room visit following initial analgesic prescription after outpatient surgery. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2024 02; 33(2):e5759.
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Maternal singing reduced pain indexes in 2-month-old infants and increased proximity during vaccinations. Acta Paediatr. 2024 Jul; 113(7):1664-1671.
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Pain Severity in Relation to Smoking Cessation Problems and Self-Efficacy for Quitting among Latinx Individuals Who Smoke Cigarettes: The Moderating Role of Perceived Discrimination. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(2):225-234.
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Differences in Pain Severity and Interference between Latinx Combustible Cigarette Smokers and Dual Users with Current Pain. Behav Med. 2025 Jan-Mar; 51(1):7-17.
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Patient-Centered Frameworks for Pain Neuromodulation Therapy: Overcoming Commercial and Regulatory Constraints to Optimize Therapy for Neural Interfaces. Neuromodulation. 2024 Jan; 27(1):209-211.
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Multisensory stimuli and pain perception in the newborn. Pediatr Res. 2024 Feb; 95(3):603-604.
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Acute Pain Management Protocols in Pediatric Intensive Care Units. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2023 Sep; 35(3):247-254.
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Outpatient opioid prescribing by Alzheimer's diagnosis among older adults with pain in United States. BMC Geriatr. 2023 08 01; 23(1):465.
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Reduction of systemic exposure and side effects by intra-articular injection of anti-inflammatory agents for osteoarthritis: what is the safer strategy? J Drug Target. 2023 07; 31(6):596-611.