Negative affect and sensitization to pain

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-137

  Janssen, Sabine A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Hypervigilance; Negative affect; Pain; Physiological arousal; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; HUMAN; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER;

AFFECT; HUMANS; PAIN; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS;

EID: 0036546335     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00278     Document Type: Article

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