The effect of situation-evoked anxiety and gender on pain report using the cold pressor test

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-313

  Jones, Allan ^a   Spindler, Helle ^a   Jørgensen, Michael Martini ^a   Zachariae, Robert ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cold pressor pain; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036725780     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00299     Document Type: Article

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