Sex differences in experimental pain among healthy children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pain

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 983-993

  Boerner, Katelynn E ^a,b   Birnie, Kathryn A ^a,b   Caes, Line ^b   Schinkel, Meghan ^a,b   Chambers, Christine T ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Experimental pain; Meta analysis; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLD PRESSOR TEST; DATA BASE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXPERIMENTAL PAIN; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEAT PAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEWBORN; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT; AGE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84898599377     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.01.031     Document Type: Article

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