Pain pressure threshold algometry of the abdominal wall in healthy women

The objective of this study was to determine the inter- and intra-examiner reliability of pain pressure threshold algometry at various points of the abdominal wall of healthy women. Twenty-one healthy women in menacme with a mean age of 28 ± 5.4 years (range: 19-39 years) were included. All voluntee...

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Main Authors: M.L.L.S. Montenegro, C.A. Braz, E.L. Mateus-Vasconcelos, J.C. Rosa-e-Silva, F.J. Candido-dos-Reis, A.A. Nogueira, O.B. Poli-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000700003