Parental presence during lumbar puncture: Anxiety and attitude toward the procedure

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-4

  Haimi Cohen, Yishai ^a   Amir, Jacob ^b   Harel, Liora ^b   Straussberg, Rachel ^b   Varsano, Yizhak ^b  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030051446     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289603500101     Document Type: Article

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