Pain assessment in cognitively impaired and unimpaired older adults: A comparison of four scales

Pain

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 173-186

  Chibnall, John T ^a   Tait, Raymond C ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Cognition disorders; Geriatrics; Pain; Pain measurement

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035061670     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00485-1     Document Type: Article

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