Nicotine withdrawal and stress-induced changes in pain sensitivity: A cross-sectional investigation between abstinent smokers and nonsmokers

Psychophysiology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1015-1022

  Nakajima, Motohiro ^a   Al'Absi, Mustafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Nicotine dependence; Pain; Smoking; Stress induced analgesia

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOKING CESSATION; STIMULATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; NICOTINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SMOKING CESSATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908622575     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12241     Document Type: Article

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