Using the "TOPS," an Outcomes Instrument for Multidisciplinary Outpatient Pain Treatment

Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-67

  Rogers, William H ^a   Wittink, Harriet M ^a   Ashburn, Michael A ^b   Cynn, Diane ^a   Carr, Daniel B ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Pain; Health Status; Outcomes; Pain Assessment; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002200091     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2000.99101.x     Document Type: Article

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