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Psychobiological sex differences in pain: Psychological as much as biological

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1997

K. Gijsbers  and
C. A. Niven
K. Gijsbers
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Stirling University, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotlandkjg1@stir.ac.uk
C. A. Niven
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Stirling University, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland
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Abstract

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The argument of berkley for the existence sex differences in pain is based on biological factors. We suggest that the psychological evidence for such differences is more substantial.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 449
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© 1997 Cambridge University Press