The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 53-59 , January 2009

A Comparison of Laboratory Measures of Escape and Avoidance Behavior

  • Erin A. Dannecker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Erin A. Dannecker, University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Physical Therapy, 106 Lewis Hall, Columbia, MO 65211-4250
    • ,
  • Steven Z. George

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Received 19 November 2007 ,Revised 24 June 2008 ,Accepted 8 July 2008.

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 Supported by grants (1KO1 AR050146-01A1) from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and University of Missouri School of Health Professions to Dr. Erin A. Dannecker.

PII: S1526-5900(08)00684-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.07.007

The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 53-59 , January 2009

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