The dimensions of pain quality: Factor analysis of the pain quality assessment scale

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 550-555

  Victor, Timothy W ^a   Jensen, Mark P ^b   Gammaitoni, Arnold R ^c   Gould, Errol M ^a   White, Richard E ^a   Galer, Bradley S ^d  

^a Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d Nuvo Research Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pain Quality Assessment Scale, PQAS, pain assessment, pain qualities

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD;

EID: 49649117551     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31816b1058     Document Type: Article

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