Immunizations: Could they hurt less?

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 322-323

  Clark, Lynn M ^a   Manworren, Renee C B ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

CHILD; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PAIN; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANALGESICS; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PAIN; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 0035514967     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mph.2001.118758     Document Type: Article

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