The visual analogue pain intensity scale: What is moderate pain in millimetres?

Pain

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 95-97

  Collins, S L ^a   Moore, R A ^a   McQuay, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pain measurement; Postoperative pain; Visual analogue pain scale

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030861766     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00005-5     Document Type: Article

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