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Steven Asch

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  • Measuring pain as the 5th vital sign does not improve quality of pain management.

    Mularski RA, White-Chu F, Overbay D, Miller L, Asch SM, Ganzini L. J Gen Intern Med. 2006; 21 (6): 607-12

    To improve pain management, the Veterans Health Administration launched the "Pain as the 5th Vital Sign" initiative in 1999, requiring a pain intensity rating (0 to 10) at all clinical encounters.

    PubMedID: 16808744

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