When patients can't report pain: Assessing patients with communication difficulties

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 22-23

  Pasero, Chris ^a   McCaffery, Margo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HUMANS; INFANT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0034263356     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200009000-00020     Document Type: Article

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