Helplessness and perceived pain intensity: Relations to cortisol concentrations after electrocutaneous stimulation in healthy young men

BioPsychoSocial Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Müller, Matthias J ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 79959633155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17510759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0759-5-8     Document Type: Article

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