Measure of experimental pain using Rasch analysis

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 469-474

  Decruynaere, Céline ^a   Thonnard, Jean Louis ^a   Plaghki, Léon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Measure; Pain assessment; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION;

EID: 33847678970     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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