Comparison of numerical and verbal rating scales to measure pain exacerbations in patients with chronic cancer pain
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Numerical rating scales (NRS), and verbal rating scales (VRS) showed to be reliable and valid tools for subjective cancer pain measurement, but no one of them consistently proved to be superior to the other. Aim of the present study...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-04-01
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Series: | Health and Quality of Life Outcomes |
Online Access: | http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/42 |