Colored pain drawings: Preliminary observations in a neurosurgical practice

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-217

  Masferrer, Roberto ^a   Prendergast, Virginia ^b   Hagell, Peter ^c  

^a Masferrer Neurosurgical   (United States)

^b BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colors; Low back pain; Pain assessment; Pain drawings; Waddell signs

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRAWING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RADICULAR PAIN; RADIOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038707349     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(02)00113-1     Document Type: Article

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