Clinical applications of visual analogue scales: A critical review

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 1007-1019

  McCormack, Heather M ^a   Horne, David J de L ^a   Sheather, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW;

HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0024109728     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700009934     Document Type: Article

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