Risk for high blood pressure and decreased pain perception

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 120-125

  France, Christopher R ^a   Ditto, Blaine ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0030305981     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.ep11452781     Document Type: Review

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