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Clin Rheumatol
; 6(4): 510-7, 1987 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3449302
ABSTRACT
Pain threshold was measured using a simple pressure algometer in 190 subjects. The measurement had a highly acceptable intra-observer error. Significantly lower pain thresholds were observed in all of the five areas of the body studied in females. The most sensitive area was the forehead. There was a higher pain threshold in the dominant hand. Anxiety and fear of pain significantly reduced the threshold.