Measurement of pain.
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Source: Lancet. 1974 Nov 9;2(7889):1127-31
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(74)90884-8
Publication date:
1974 Nov
E-Publication date:
Sept. 27, 2003
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Copyright: © 1974 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Language: English
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Article abstract
Of the various methods for measuring pain the visual analogue scale seems to be the most sensitive. For assessing response to treatment a pain-relief scale has advantages over a pain scale. Pain cannot be said to have been relieved unless pain or pain relief has been directly measured.