Bridging the gap between pain and gender research: A selective literature review

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-440

  Bernardes, Sónia F ^a   Keogh, Edmund ^b   Lima, Maria Luísa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Levels of explanation; Pain; Sex

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCEPT FORMATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; GENDER AND SEX; HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY;

EID: 39749127165     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.08.007     Document Type: Review

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