Preferred Label : Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale Questionnaire;
NCIt related terms : SOWS SUBJECTIVE; SOWSA1;
NCIt definition : A standardized rating scale developed by Leonard Handelsman and colleagues in 1987
to evaluate the severity of an individual's opiate withdrawal signs and symptoms.
This instrument contains 16 items or symptoms that pertain to opiate withdrawal, which
are completed by the individual. Each item is rated on a scale of 0 to 4 with 0 being
not at all and 4 being extremely.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (SOWS) (Handelsman, L., Cochrane, K.
J., Aronson, M. J. Ness, R., Rubinstein K.J., Kanof, P.D. (1987) Two New Rating Scales
for Opiate Withdrawal. American Journal of Alcohol Abuse, 13, 293-308).;
Origin ID : C102123;
UMLS CUI : C3640522;
Semantic type(s)
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