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Sex differences in heat pain thresholds as a function of assessment method and rate of rise

ROGER B. FILLINGIM Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, USACorrespondenceE-mail: [email protected]
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VALERIE MADDUX Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, USA
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JODIE A. M. SHACKELFORD Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, USA
Pages 57-62 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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