Prevalence of reported pain, widespread pain, and pain symmetry in veterans of the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991): The use of pain manikins in Persian Gulf War health research

Military Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1181-1186

  Stimpson, Nicola J ^a   Unwin, Catherine ^b   Hull, Lisa ^b   David, Tony ^b   Wessely, Simon ^b   Lewis, Glyn ^c  

^a Monmouthshire Community Learning Disabilities Team   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIMB PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERAN; WAR;

EID: 33845572659     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.171.12.1181     Document Type: Article

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