Ridit scores for analysis and interpretation of ordinal pain data

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-227

  Donaldson, Gary W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031662398     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(98)90018-0     Document Type: Article

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