Pressure algometry in healthy subjects: Inter-examiner variability

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-8

  Antonaci, Fabio ^a,b   Sand, Trond ^b   Lucas, Guilherme A ^b  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Algometry; Headache; Pain; Pain pressure threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031912229     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655098444255     Document Type: Article

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