Does gender affect the relation between blood pressure and pain sensitivity?

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 220-229

  Helfer, Suzanne G ^a   McCubbin, James A ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Gender; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034798952     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327558IJBM0803_4     Document Type: Article

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