Can second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) predict sensitivity to pain?

Activitas Nervosa Superior Rediviva

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 159-162

  Yamamotova, A ^a   Benkova, M ^a   Pechova, K ^a   Rokyta, R ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Pain perception; Second to fourth digit ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052463765     PISSN: 1337933X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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