Gender Differences and Pain Medication
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Gender differences in pain and its relief.
There is much evidence to suggest that gender is an important factor in the modulation of pain. Literature data strongly suggest that men and women differ in their responses to pain: they are more variable in women than men, with increased pain sensitivity and many more painful diseases commonly reported among women. Gender differences in pharmacological therapy and non-pharmacological pain int...
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عنوان ژورنال: Women's Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1745-5065,1745-5065
DOI: 10.2217/17455057.5.1.79