Culture and gender effects in pain beliefs and the prediction of pain tolerance

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-151

  Nayak, Sangeetha ^a   Shiflett, Samuel C ^b   Eshun, Sussie ^c   Levine, Fredric M ^d  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Tour College   (United States)

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EID: 0034403675     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106939710003400203     Document Type: Article

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