A contextual approach on sex-related biases in pain judgements: The moderator effects of evidence of pathology and patients' distress cues on nurses' judgements of chronic low-back pain

Psychology and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1642-1658

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

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

gender; nursing; pain judgements; sex related biases; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENTS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84858774886     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2011.553680     Document Type: Article

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