Comparison of pain thresholds and pain tolerance levels between Middle Easterners and Swedes and between genders

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 271-278

  Dawson, A ^a   List, T ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Culture; Experimental pain test; Gender; Pain; Pain threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TIME; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COLD TEMPERATURE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849170015     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2009.01943.x     Document Type: Article

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