Do ethnicity and gender have an impact on pain thresholds in minor dermatologic procedures? A study on thermal pain perception thresholds in Asian ethinic groups.

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Published in Skin Res Technol on February 01, 2004

Authors

Gil Yosipovitch1, Gregory Meredith, Yiong Huak Chan, Chee Leok Goh

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatology & Neuroscience, Wake Forest University Health Sciences Center, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA. gyosipov@wfubmc.edu

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