The Assessment of Pain

통증(痛症)의 평가(評價)

  • 김태헌 (김태헌의원 통증크리닉)
  • Published : 1988.12.30

Abstract

The assessment of pain, an essentially subjective experience is an elusive and complex undertaking but is one of main problems as well as treatment in pain medicine. It is important to measure quality and quantity of pain for accurate diagnosis and establishing the treatment program and evaluating treatment outcome. Author review several measures of assessment of pain and suggest some elements for ideal form of korean pain scale.

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