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. 2016 May;157(5):993-994.
doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000448.

Bias and reliability in pain ratings

Stephen Morley  1
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Bias and reliability in pain ratings

Stephen Morley. Pain. 2016 May.
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  • Pain intensity rating training: results from an exploratory study of the ACTTION PROTECCT system.
    Smith SM, Amtmann D, Askew RL, Gewandter JS, Hunsinger M, Jensen MP, McDermott MP, Patel KV, Williams M, Bacci ED, Burke LB, Chambers CT, Cooper SA, Cowan P, Desjardins P, Etropolski M, Farrar JT, Gilron I, Huang IZ, Katz M, Kerns RD, Kopecky EA, Rappaport BA, Resnick M, Strand V, Vanhove GF, Veasley C, Versavel M, Wasan AD, Turk DC, Dworkin RH. Smith SM, et al. Pain. 2016 May;157(5):1056-1064. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000502. Pain. 2016. PMID: 27058680 Clinical Trial.

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