Children's self-reports of pain intensity: Scale selection, limitations and interpretation

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 157-162

  von Baeyer, Carl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Measurement; Pain intensity; Pain scale; Self report

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33748656707     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2006/197616     Document Type: Article

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