Comparison of the PainMatcher and the Visual Analogue Scale for assessment of labour pain following administered pain relief treatment

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Bergh, Ingrid H E ^a   Stener Victorin, Elisabet ^a   Wallin, Gunnar ^b   Mårtensson, Lena ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Labour pain; Pain assessment; PainMatcher; Visual Analogue Scale

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PAIN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79151470527     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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