Pain Perception in Latino vs. Caucasian and Male vs. Female Patients: Is There Really a Difference?
Introduction: Pain is a common emergency department (ED) complaint. It is important to understand the differences in pain perception among different ethnic and demographic populations. Methods: We applied a standardized painful stimulus to Caucasian and Latino adult patients to determine whether the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2017-04-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5z69r4tq |