Menstrual cycle modulation of tender points

Pain

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-161

  Hapidou, Eleni G ^a   Rollman, Gary B ^b  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dolorimetry; Hormones; Menstrual cycle; Pain threshold; Tender points

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALPATION;

EID: 0031670703     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(98)00087-6     Document Type: Article

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