Assessment of the face validity of two pain scales in Kenya: A validation study using cognitive interviewing

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Huang, Kristin Tl ^a,b   Owino, Claudio ^a,c,e   Vreeman, Rachel C ^a,d   Hagembe, Mildred ^a,e   Njuguna, Festus ^a,e   Strother, R Matthew ^a,d   Gramelspacher, Gregory P ^a,d  

^a ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL VALUE; DECISION MAKING; FACE VALIDITY; FACES PAIN SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KENYA; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84862223262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-11-5     Document Type: Article

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