How distracting is distracting pain?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-44

  Li, Siu Fai ^a   Greenwald, Peter Wagoner ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Pain; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0037266185     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2003.50003     Document Type: Article

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