Taking the "Ouch" out of Injections for Children: Using Distraction to Decrease Pain

MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 72-78

  Sparks, Laurie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Child; Injections; Intramuscular; Pain Control; Preschool

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0035286447     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200103000-00005     Document Type: Article

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