Quantitative sensory testing in vulvodynia patients and increased peripheral pressure pain sensitivity

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 126-133

  Giesecke, Jutta ^b   Reed, Barbara D ^a   Haefner, Hope K ^b   Giesecke, Thorsten ^b   Clauw, Daniel J ^b   Gracely, Richard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSESTHESIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SHOULDER; THRUSH; VESTIBULODYNIA; VULVA; VULVODOLORIMETER; VULVODYNIA; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VULVA DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 3242733915     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000129238.49397.4e     Document Type: Article

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