Quantitative sensory testing in children: Practical considerations for research and clinical practice

Pain

Volumn 123, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-2

  McGrath, Patricia A ^a   Brown, Stephen C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLODYNIA; BURN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSESTHESIA; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PARESTHESIA; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSORY ANALYSIS; STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFERENCE VALUES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSATION;

EID: 33744513440     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.03.024     Document Type: Editorial

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