Clinical assessment of pain by the visual analogue scale

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 94-97

  Waterfield, Jackie ^a   Sim, Julius ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002725829     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjtr.1996.3.2.14869     Document Type: Article

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