Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages 582-598 , October 2010

The Psychometric Qualities of Four Observational Pain Tools (OPTs) for the Assessment of Pain in Elderly People with Osteoarthritic Pain

  • Justina Y.W. Liu, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hum, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Justina Y.W. Liu, RN, PhD, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hum, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
    • ,
  • Michelle Briggs, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • S. José Closs, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

,Accepted 9 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.02.022

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages 582-598 , October 2010

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