Gender differences in pain responses to calibrated noxious heat stimuli: A sensory decision theory analysis

Pain Clinic

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-137

  Chung, Joanne W Y ^a   Wong, Thomas K S ^a   Clark, Crawford W C ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese; Discriminability; Report criterion; Sensory decision theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHINESE; DECISION THEORY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; SENSORY DECISION THEORY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL STIMULATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 3042819572     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856904774134325     Document Type: Article

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