The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 273-279 , March 2010

The Assessment of Pain Quality: An Item Response Theory Analysis

  • Clare Waterman

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Timothy W. Victor

      Affiliations

    • Orion Analytics, Inc, Exton, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Timothy W. Victor, PhD, Orion Analytics, Inc, 64 East Uwchlan Avenue #207, Exton, PA, 19341.
    • ,
  • Mark P. Jensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Errol M. Gould

      Affiliations

    • Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Arnold R. Gammaitoni

      Affiliations

    • Merck & Co, Inc, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
    • ,
  • Bradley S. Galer

      Affiliations

    • Nuvo Research Inc, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Received 4 December 2008 ,Revised 29 June 2009 ,Accepted 25 July 2009.

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 Supported by Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.

PII: S1526-5900(09)00692-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.07.014

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 273-279 , March 2010

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