On the contextual nature of sex-related biases in pain judgments: The effects of pain duration, patient's distress and judge's sex

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 950-957

  Bernardes, Sónia F ^a   Lima, Maria Luísa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gender; Nursing; Pain judgments; Sex related biases; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NURSING STUDENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80053568812     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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