The effects of sex and gender role on responses to pressure pain;Die auswirkungen des biologischen geschlechts und der geschlechterrolle auf druckschmerz

GMS Psycho-Social-Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Kröner Herwig, Birgit ^a   Gaßmann, Jennifer ^a   Tromsdorf, Marie ^a   Zahrend, Elfi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fear of pain; Gender role; Pain responsiveness; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863476062     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18605214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3205/psm000079     Document Type: Article

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