An inexpensive, self-assembly pressure algometer

Anaesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1070-1072

  Johnson, T W ^a   Watson, P J ^b  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equipment; pressure algometer; Measurement techniques; pressure threshold; Pain; myofascial

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; INSTRUMENT; MEASUREMENT; PAIN; PRESSURE;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; SYRINGES;

EID: 0030659677     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.226-az0361.x     Document Type: Article

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