Pain Management Nursing
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 148-152 , December 2006

Pain Perception and Expression: The Influence of Gender, Personal Self-Efficacy, and Lifespan Socialization

  • Carly Miller, MSN, RN
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  • Sarah E. Newton, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Sarah E. Newton, PhD, RN, 448 O’Dowd Hall, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309.

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PII: S1524-9042(06)00148-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2006.09.004

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 148-152 , December 2006