Discordance between patient self-reported visual analog scale pain scores and observed pain-related behavior in older children after surgery

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 371-375

  Vetter, Thomas R ^a,b   Heiner, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior; measurement of, pediatric, postoperative; Pain; pediatrics; visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NURSE; OBSERVATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0030222226     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(96)00079-7     Document Type: Article

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