A standard measure of persistent bodily pain that is quick and easy to use, valid and stable over time

Pain

Volumn 153, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1338-1339

  Dionne, Clermont E ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOW BACK PAIN; NOTE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 36; SHORT FORM 8; SHOULDER PAIN; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84862500369     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.05.001     Document Type: Editorial

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