visual analog scale — n a testing technique for measuring subjective or behavioral phenomena (as pain or dietary consumption) in which a subject selects from a gradient of alternatives (as from „no pain” to „worst imaginable pain” or from „every day” to „never”)… … Medical dictionary
visual analog scale — VAS. A tool used to help a person rate the intensity of certain sensations and feelings, such as pain. The visual analog scale for pain is a straight line with one end meaning no pain and the other end meaning the worst pain imaginable. A patient … English dictionary of cancer terms
Likert scale — A Likert scale (pronunciation in the field of Psychology varies between lick urt and lie kurt , although the man for whom the scale is named used the former [ [http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/wuenschk/StatHelp/Likert.htm I have always restricted the use … Wikipedia
Scale relativity — is a theory of physics initially developed by Laurent Nottale, working at the French observatory of Meudon, near Paris, which extends special and general relativity with a new formulation of scale invariance preserving a reference length,… … Wikipedia
Pain scale — Pain is the Fifth Vital Sign. [cite journal |author=Walid MS, Donahue SN, Darmohray DM, Hyer LA, Robinson JS |title=The Fifth Vital Sign What Does It Mean? |journal=Pain Practice|volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2008 |pmid= |doi=10.1111/j.1533… … Wikipedia
VAS — Visual analog scale. A tool used to help a person rate the intensity of certain sensations and feelings, such as pain. The visual analog scale for pain is a straight line with one end meaning no pain and the other end meaning the worst pain… … English dictionary of cancer terms
VAS — Visual Analog Scale (Miscellaneous » Unit Measures) Value Added Services (Computing » Telecom) * Voice Active System (Academic & Science » Electronics) * Vibration Absorbing System (Academic & Science » Electronics) * Vibration Absorbing System… … Abbreviations dictionary
Bioacoustics therapy — Bioacoustic Therapy is a technique in alternative medicine that involves the analysis of sound waves produced during vocalization combined with presentation of low frequency analog sound to promote healing. Klotter, Jule (2004): “Human… … Wikipedia
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