Deconstructing sex differences in pain sensitivity

Pain

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-13

  Hashmi, Javeria A ^a,b   Davis, Karen D ^c,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EVOLUTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIMULUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84891831667     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.07.039     Document Type: Review

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