Sex-Based Differences in Pain Perception and Treatment
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Open Access
- 1 March 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Pain Medicine
- Vol. 10 (2) , 289-299
Abstract
Objective. This review highlights research on sex-based differences in pain perception and treatment. We sought to illuminate the complex factors conKeywords
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