The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 932-943 , September 2009

Development and Preliminary Testing of a Computerized Adaptive Assessment of Chronic Pain

  • Milena D. Anatchkova

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    • QualityMetric Incorporated, Lincoln, Rhode Island
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr Milena Anatchkova, QualityMetric Incorporated, 24 Albion Road, Bldg 400, Lincoln, RI 02865.
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  • Renee N. Saris-Baglama

      Affiliations

    • QualityMetric Incorporated, Lincoln, Rhode Island
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  • Mark Kosinski

      Affiliations

    • QualityMetric Incorporated, Lincoln, Rhode Island
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  • Jakob B. Bjorner

      Affiliations

    • QualityMetric Incorporated, Lincoln, Rhode Island
    • National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr Milena Anatchkova, QualityMetric Incorporated, 24 Albion Road, Bldg 400, Lincoln, RI 02865.

Received 7 October 2008 ,Revised 10 January 2009 ,Accepted 6 March 2009.

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 Supported by Small Business Innovation Research Grant #1R43AR052251-01A1 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

PII: S1526-5900(09)00452-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.03.007

The Journal of Pain
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