Temperament and Pain Response: A Review of the Literature

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-9

  Ranger, Manon ^a   Campbell Yeo, Marsha ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NURSING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 39749177767     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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