Web-based touch-screen computer assessment of chronic low back pain: A pilot study

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 275-284

  Koestler, Mary E ^a,b   Libby, Erin ^a   Schofferman, Jerome ^a   Redmond, Timothy ^a  

^a San Francisco Spine Institute   (United States)

^b Bay Area Pain Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Computer acceptability; Computer questionnaire; Touch screen survey; Web based

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144543160     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024665-200509000-00012     Document Type: Article

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