Menstrual cycle, blood pressure and ischemic pain sensitivity in women. A preliminary investigation

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-166

  Pfleeger, Michelle ^a   Straneva, Patricia A ^a   Fillingim, Roger B ^b   Maixner, William ^c   Girdler, Susan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Ischemic pain sensitivity; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HYPOALGESIA; INTERVIEW; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 0030802002     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(97)00058-5     Document Type: Article

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