Sex differences in the perception of noxious experimental stimuli: A meta-analysis

Pain

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 181-187

  Riley III, Joseph L ^a   Robinson, Michael E ^a   Wise, Emily A ^a   Myers, Cynthia D ^a   Fillingim, Roger B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analytic methodology; Noxious stimulation; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOXAE; PAIN THRESHOLD; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031936161     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00199-1     Document Type: Article

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