Quantitative sensory testing in the trigeminal region: Site and gender differences

Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-169

  Matos, Renata ^a   Wang, Kelun ^a,b,c   Jensen, Janek Dalsgaard ^b   Jensen, Thomas ^b   Neuman, Bjarne ^b   Svensson, Peter ^d,e   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Craniofacial pain; Gender difference; Human; Quantitative sensory testing (QST); Trigeminal system

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THERMOSENSING; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958259603     PISSN: 23330384     EISSN: 23330376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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