Why do similar studies conclude differently when they are performed with nearly the same protocol and the same skin conductance technology and on the same population of patients?

Anesthesiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 464-465

  Storm, Hanne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Med Storm Innovation   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LETTER; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 79251560677     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31820704f8     Document Type: Letter

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