Sex differences in pain perception and anxiety. A psychophysical study with topical capsaicin

Pain

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 230-236

  Frot, Maud ^a,d   Feine, Jocelyne S ^b,c   Bushnell, M Catherine ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Capsaicin; Gender; Pain; Sex

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ADULT; ANKLE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ANXIETY; CAPSAICIN; FACE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542708106     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2003.11.017     Document Type: Article

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