Interpreting the meaning of pain severity scores

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 192-198

  Hodgins, Marilyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pain measurement

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036991429     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/971935     Document Type: Review

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