Does participation in a pain course based on the International Association for the Study of Pain's curricula guidelines change student knowledge about pain?

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 137-142

  Strong, Jenny ^a   Meredith, Pamela ^a   Darnell, Ross ^a   Chong, Marlene ^a   Roche, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

IASP; Knowledge about pain; Occupational therapy; Pain education; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER;

EID: 0344468136     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/263802     Document Type: Article

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