Ethnic differences in pain tolerance: Clinical implications in a chronic pain population

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 316-323

  Edwards, Robert R ^a,b   Doleys, Daniel M ^a,b   Fillingim, Roger B ^a,b   Lowery, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Pain and Rehabilitation Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Ethnicity; Ischemic pain; Pain sensitivity; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC PAIN; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISABILITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0035091466     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200103000-00018     Document Type: Article

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