Sex makes a difference: Experimental and clinical pain responses

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 204-207

  Rollman, Gary B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE AGONIST;

ANALGESIA; DRUG RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRESS; ANIMAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037664463     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200307000-00002     Document Type: Editorial

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