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Comparative Study
. 1979 Dec;38(6):560.
doi: 10.1136/ard.38.6.560.

Vertical or horizontal visual analogue scales

J Scott, E C Huskisson
Comparative Study

Vertical or horizontal visual analogue scales

J Scott et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 1979 Dec.

Abstract

Vertical and horizontal visual analogue scales have been compared in the measurement of pain. There was a good correlation between the 2 scales, but the scores from horizontal scales tended to be slightly lower than those from vertical scales.

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