Analysis of age and gender related differences in pressure pain threshold and pressure pain tolerance levels

Pain Clinic

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 309-314

  Bek, Nilgün ^a   Uygur, Fatma ^a   Bayar, Banu ^a   Armutlu, Kadriye ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aging; Pressure pain threshold; Pressure pain tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036984122     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685690260494843     Document Type: Article

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