Selective processing of threat-related cues in day surgery patients and prediction of post-operative pain

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 439-449

  Munafò, Marcus R ^a,b   Stevenson, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPONSE TIME; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344877407     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910703770238293     Document Type: Article

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