Pain management practices in children after surgery

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 334-340

  Helgadóttir, Helga Lára ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; KETOBEMIDONE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INFANT; NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CODEINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HUMANS; ICELAND; INFANT; MEPERIDINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0039838834     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpdn.2000.6170     Document Type: Article

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