Reductmn of healthy children's fears related to hospitalization and medical procedures: The effectiveness of multimedia computer instruction in pediatric psychology

Children's Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Nelson, Chad C ^a   Allen, James ^b  

^a Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032965123     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326888chc2801_1     Document Type: Article

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