Pain measurement during labor: comparing the visual analog scale with dermatome assessment

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-109

  Winkelman, Chris ^a   Norman, David ^b   Maloni, Judith A ^a   Kless, Jack R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Naval Hospital Twentynine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ANESTHETIST; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 42949145424     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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