Two methods of assessing pain intensity in English-speaking and Spanish-speaking emergency department patients

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 597-601

  Puntillo, Kathleen A ^a   Neighbor, Martha L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0031309414     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-1767(97)90276-2     Document Type: Article

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