The relationship between resting systolic blood pressure and cutaneous pain perception in cardiac patients with angina pectoris and controls

Pain

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-255

  Sheffield, D ^a   Krittayaphong, R ^a   Go, B M ^a   Christy, C G ^a   Biles, P L ^a   Sheps, D S ^a  

^a Campus Box 7055   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Coronary artery disease; Pain intensity; Pain unpleasantness

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0030752514     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)03370-8     Document Type: Article

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