title: Do 10 million ANOVAs satisfy the quest for pain score meaning?
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, Room 4917 C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1540 East Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4245, USA.
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Voepel-Lewis
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
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