Pain assessment in special patient groups such as those with dementia: at the finishing line or just starting from scratch?
- PMID: 24813832
- DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.05.001
Pain assessment in special patient groups such as those with dementia: at the finishing line or just starting from scratch?
Comment on
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Quantitative sensory testing and pain tolerance in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease compared to healthy control subjects.Pain. 2014 Aug;155(8):1439-1445. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.12.031. Epub 2014 Jan 8. Pain. 2014. PMID: 24412285
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