Pain intensity and joint inflammation in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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Assessment of pain in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: relation between pain intensity and degree of joint inflammation.
The relation between pain and joint inflammation in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis has not previously been systematically evaluated. Eighteen patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis completed paediatric pain questionnaires and the joints affected were examined by thermography. Although significant correlations were shown between parent and doctor pain intensity ratings and join...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0885-3924
DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(91)90995-g