Pain assessment in infants and young children: The finger span scale: The Finger Span Scale provides an estimate of pain intensity in young children

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 55-56

  Merkel, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; FINGER; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANALGESICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FINGERS; HUMANS; INFANT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0036835736     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200211000-00028     Document Type: Article

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