Effects of induced stress on experimental pain sensitivity in chronic tension-type headache sufferers

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 552-558

  Cathcart, S ^a   Petkov, J ^a   Pritchard, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mechanisms; Pain sensitivity; Stress; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; NOCICEPTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 43549116635     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02124.x     Document Type: Article

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