The presence of security blankets or mothers (or both) affects distress during pediatric examinations

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 322-330

  Ybarra, Gabriel J ^a   Passman, Richard H ^a   Eisenberg, Carl S L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Advanced Healthcare   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033803990     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.68.2.322     Document Type: Article

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