Influence of sex on pain assessment and management

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 424-426

  Nevin, K ^a  

^a Astra Pharma Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030006185     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70222-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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