Vulvodynia is not created equally: empirical classification of women with vulvodynia
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Vulvodynia is not created equally: empirical classification of women with vulvodynia
BACKGROUND Vulvodynia classification is based on the sensory dimensions of pain and does not include psychological factors associated with the pain experience and treatment outcomes. Previous work has shown that individuals with chronic pain can be classified into subgroups based on pain sensitivity, psychological distress, mood, and symptom severity. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to id...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1178-7090
DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s136751