Asians differ from non-Hispanic Whites in experimental pain sensitivity

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 764-771

  Rowell, Lauren N ^a   Mechlin, Beth ^b   Ji, Ellen ^a   Addamo, Michael ^a   Girdler, Susan S ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; Blood pressure; Ethnic differences; Heart rate; Pain sensitivity; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNPLEASANT SENSATION;

ANXIETY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERSONALITY;

EID: 79960907479     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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