Sex differences in perceptual and cardiovascular responses to pain: The influence of a perceived ability manipulation

Journal of Pain

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 439-445

  Fillingim, Roger B ^a   Browning, Anthony D ^b   Powell, Tykeysha ^b   Wright, Rex A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Pain threshold; Pain tolerance; Perceived ability; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036903265     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jpai.2002.128067     Document Type: Article

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