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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Molly Aufiero, Holly Stankewicz, Shaila Quazi, Jeanne Jacoby, Jill Stoltzfus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-04-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5z69r4tq