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The impact of aging on pressure pain thresholds: are men less sensitive than women also in older age?

Gaia GirottiCaterina TrevisanStefania FrattaElena Debora ToffanelloEmine Meral InelmenEnzo ManzatoGiuseppe Sergi
Published in: European geriatric medicine (2019)
Female gender and older age are associated with lower PPT, but such gender difference seems to decrease with aging.
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