Systematic review of the psychometric properties, interpretability and feasibility of self‐report pain intensity measures for use in clinical trials in children and adolescents

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Pain

• Publication date

  2006-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2006.05.006PMID 16777328
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