Pain tolerance in children and adolescents: Sex differences and psychosocial influences on pain threshold and endurance

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 124-131

  Schmitz, A K ^a   Vierhaus, M ^a   Lohaus, A ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLD PRESSOR TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CATASTROPHIZATION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SELF REPORT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84873649533     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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