Gender differences in pain perception: A signal detection theory approach

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-22

  Soetanto, Angie L F ^a   Chung, Joanne W Y ^a   Wong, Thomas K S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gender; Pain; Signal Detection theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERMAL STIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 2942666339     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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