The fallacy of using a solitary outcome measure as the standard for satisfactory pain treatment outcome

Pain Forum

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 189-191

  Follett, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Outcome; Pain; Therapy

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032786747     PISSN: 10589139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1082-3174(99)70006-1     Document Type: Review

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