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Management of Cancer Pain (Second Edition)
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To estimate the probability of neuropathic pain, please answer yes or
no for each item of the following four questions.
DN4 is a test for diagnosing neuropathic pain. It consists of 7 items related to
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are added and a score of 4 or more out of 10 is suggestive of neuropathic pain.
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