An evaluation of the faces pain scale with young children

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 122-129

  Hunter, Mick ^a   McDowell, Lee ^a   Hennessy, Ruth ^a   Cassey, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Faces Pain Scale; Pain perception; Pediatrics; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033827899     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00171-8     Document Type: Article

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