Correlation between Biomarkers of Pain in Saliva and PAINAD Scale in Elderly People with Cognitive Impairment and Inability to Communicate
The pain assessment in advanced dementia (PAINAD) appears to be a clinically useful tool. However, the salivary determination of tumor necrosis factor receptor type II (sTNF-RII) and secretory IgA (sIgA) as pain biomarkers is still incipient. The aim was to correlate the PAINAD score with sTNF-RII a...
Main Authors: | Vanesa Cantón-Habas, Manuel Rich-Ruiz, María Teresa Moreno-Casbas, María Jesús Ramírez-Expósito, Jose Manuel Martínez-Martos, María Del Pilar Carrera-González |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/7/1424 |
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