Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 54-68 , July 2008

Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness of the Daily Sleep Interference Scale Among Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Postherpetic Neuralgia Patients

  • Margaret K. Vernon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • United BioSource Corporation, Center for Health Outcomes Research, Bethesda, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Margaret K. Vernon, PhD, United BioSource Corporation, Center for Health Outcomes Research, 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
  • ,
  • Nancy A. Brandenburg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York, USA
  • ,
  • Jose Ma. J. Alvir, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York, USA
  • ,
  • Teresa Griesing, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York, USA
  • ,
  • Dennis A. Revicki, PhD

      Affiliations

    • United BioSource Corporation, Center for Health Outcomes Research, Bethesda, Maryland

,Accepted 11 September 2007.

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 This study was supported by funding from Pfizer, Inc.

PII: S0885-3924(08)00142-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.09.016

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 54-68 , July 2008