Accuracy of pain recall in chronic and recurrent low back pain

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-178

  McGorry, Raymond W ^a   Webster, Barbara S ^a   Snook, Stover H ^b   Hsiang, Simon M ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

LBP; Memory; Pain ratings; Recall accuracy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RECALL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0032728089     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021349717222     Document Type: Article

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