Diagnostic work-up of neuropathic pain: Computing, using questionnaires or examining the patient?

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-369

  Hansson, Per ^a,b   Haanpää, Maija ^c  

^a Section of Clinical Pain Research   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33847671345     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.12.005     Document Type: Editorial

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