A literature review into pain assessment at triage in accident and emergency departments

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-17

  Teanby, Stephanie ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY NURSING; ETHICS, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRIAGE;

EID: 0038052345     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2302(02)00132-7     Document Type: Note

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