Influence of oral contraceptive use on pain perception and blood pressure

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-229

  Koltyn, Kelli F ^a,b   Landis, Jennifer A ^a,b   Dannecker, Erin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTOLE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NOCICEPTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0038660925     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330390183534     Document Type: Article

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