Interobserver reliability of diagnosis in patients with complex regional pain syndrome

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-265

  Van de Vusse, Anton C ^a   Stomp van den Berg, Suzanne G M ^a   De Vet, Henrica C W ^b   Weber, Wilhelm E J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical diagnosis; Criteria validation; Interobserver agreement; Physical examination; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBSERVATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0038368912     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(02)00123-4     Document Type: Article

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