Race and Histories of Mood Disorders Modulate Experimental Pain Tolerance in Women

Journal of Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 861-868

  Klatzkin, Rebecca R ^b   Mechlin, Beth ^b   Bunevicius, Robertas ^a   Girdler, Susan S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Mood disorders; pain tolerance; race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RACE; THERMAL PAIN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 35548990505     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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