Autonomic activity, pain, and perceived health in patients on sick leave due to stress-related illnesses

Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-16

  Heiden, Marina ^a,b   Barnekow Bergkvist, Margareta ^a   Nakata, Minori ^a   Lyskov, Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b Centre for Musculoskeletal Research   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADULT; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SICK LEAVE; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33645312638     PISSN: 1053881X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02734184     Document Type: Article

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