MEASUREMENT OF PAIN
The LancetPublished 1 November 1974
E.C. HUSKISSON
Citations4,404
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SJR score12.11
SNIP22.72
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Of the various methods for measuring pain the visual analogue scale seems to be the most sensitive, and for assessing response to treatment a pain-relief scale has advantages over a pain scale.
Abstract
Of the various methods for measuring pain the visual analogue scale seems to be the most sensitive. For assessing response to treatment a pain-relief scale has advantages over a pain scale. Pain cannot be said to have been relieved unless pain or pain relief has been directly measured.
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