A consideration of differences in pain scales used in clinical trials

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John T Farrar. Pain. 2022.

. 2022 Dec 1;163(12):e1164-e1165.

doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002691. Epub 2022 May 15.

¹ Epidemiology, Neurology, and Anesthesia, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

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Reliability and responsivity of pain intensity scales in individuals with chronic pain.
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