The effects of medical evidence and pain intensity on medical student judgments of chronic pain patients

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 257-271

  Chibnall, John T ^a   Tait, Raymond C ^a,b   Ross, Lisa R ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SSM Rehabilitation Institute   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Medical students; Symptom judgments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HYPOTHESIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030997583     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025504827787     Document Type: Article

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