The measurement of clinical Pain

Nursing Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1984, Pages 152-156

  McGuire, Deborah B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b the Comprehensive Cancer Center for the State of Illinois ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SURVEY;

HUMAN; PAIN; PSYCHOPHYSICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0021244554     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: 15389847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-198405000-00007     Document Type: Article

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