Self-reported pain sensitivity: Lack of correlation with pain threshold and tolerance

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 594-598

  Edwards, Robert R ^a   Fillingim, Roger B ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pain sensitivity; Self report; Threshold; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STATISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34247571519     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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