A vertical VAS is a valid instrument for monitoring headache pain intensity

Cephalalgia

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1034-1041

  Lundqvist, C ^a,b,c   Benth, J S ^a,c   Grande, R B ^a,b   Aaseth, K ^a   Russell, M B ^a,d  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Research Centre   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic tension type headache; Headache; Migraine; Pain intensity; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 69949187565     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01833.x     Document Type: Article

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