Can pain can be more or less neuropathic? Comparison of symptom assessment tools with ratings of certainty by clinicians

Pain

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-294

  Bennett, Michael I ^a   Smith, Blair H ^b   Torrance, Nicola ^b   Lee, Amanda J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical assessment; Diagnostic tools; Neuropathic pain; S LANSS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33646539482     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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