Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 322-325 , August 2003

How reliable are pain scores? a pilot study of 20 healthy volunteers

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☆ For reprints, write: Timothy J. Mader, MD, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut St, Springfield, MA 01199; E-mail: timothy.mader@bhs.org.

☆☆ J Emerg Nurs 2003;29:322-5.

PII: S0099-1767(03)00179-X

doi: 10.1067/men.2003.107

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 322-325 , August 2003

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