Neural and psychosocial contributions to sex differences in knee osteoarthritic pain

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Sluka, Kathleen A ^a,b   Berkley, Karen J ^a   O'Connor, Mary I ^a   Nicolella, Daniel P ^a   Enoka, Roger M ^a   Boyan, Barbara D ^a   Hart, David A ^a   Resnick, Eileen ^a   Kwoh, C Kent ^a   Tosi, Laura L ^a   Coutts, Richard D ^a   Kohrt, Wendy M ^a  

^a Isis Research Network on Musculoskeletal Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophizing; Central sensitization; Gender; Nociceptor; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Psychosocial; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891468445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2042-6410-3-26     Document Type: Review

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