The Journal of Pain
Volume 6, Issue 9 , Pages 612-619 , September 2005

A Psychophysical Evaluation of the Relationship Between Trait Anxiety, Pain Perception, and Induced State Anxiety

  • Judy Tang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
    • ,
  • Stephen J. Gibson

      Affiliations

    • National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Stephen J. Gibson, National Ageing Research Institute, PO Box 31, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia

Received 13 September 2004 ,Accepted 25 March 2005.

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PII: S1526-5900(05)00592-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.03.009

The Journal of Pain
Volume 6, Issue 9 , Pages 612-619 , September 2005

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