Are children given insufficient pain-relieving medication postoperatively?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-44

  Hamers, Jan P H ^a   Abu Saad, Huda Huijer ^b   Van Den Hout, Marcel A ^b   Halfens, Ruu J G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analgesics; Children; Nursing care; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW;

ANALGESICS; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PEDIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 0031611428     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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