Attentional biases toward sensory pain words in acute and chronic pain patients

Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1136-1145

  Haggman, Sonia P ^a   Sharpe, Louise A ^a   Nicholas, Michael K ^a,b   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

acute pain; Attentional biases; chronic pain; dot probe; fear of (re)injury

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER BIAS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SPEECH ARTICULATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHRONIC DISEASE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149283785     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2010.02.017     Document Type: Article

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