The use of pain measurement scales in the Zimbabwean context

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 256-259

  Jelsma, J M ^a   Machiri, G ^b   Madzivire, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Parirenyatwa Central Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0031216714     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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