title: Race, ethnicity and pain.
abstract: The current paper provides a brief overview of research on the effects of race and ethnicity on pain. More specifically, the article reviews the utility of the concepts of race and ethnicity for pain research, suggests operational definitions of race and ethnicity, reviews the literature on the effects of race and ethnicity on laboratory and clinical pain, and provides suggestions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Pain and Palliative Care Center, Duke University Medical Center, 932 Morreene Road, Rm 166, 27713, Durham, NC, USA Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC-3847, Durham, NC, USA Public Health Services and Research, University of Florida College of Dentistry and North Florida South Georgia VA Health System, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Roger B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Fillingim
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Keefe
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*