Acute Pain
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 121-128 , December 2009

Contralateral limb movement modulates cold pressor pain

  • Eric E. Brodie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, Scotland, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 0 141 331 8742 fax: +44 0 141 331 3636.
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  • Fiona M.A. Kane

      Affiliations

    • Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK
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  • Karel Gijsbers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK
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  • Catherine A. Niven

      Affiliations

    • Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK

Received 16 January 2009 ,Revised 15 July 2009 ,Accepted 22 July 2009.

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☆ This research was supported by Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, Research Development Grant Project Reference HR99113.

PII: S1366-0071(09)00043-6

doi: 10.1016/j.acpain.2009.07.002

Acute Pain
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 121-128 , December 2009

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