Parents' perceptions of their infant's pain experience in the NICU

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-58

  Gale, Gay ^a,b,e   Franck, Linda S ^c   Kools, Susan ^d   Lynch, Mary ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^b ALTA BATES SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant developmental specialist; Infant pain; Neonatal intensive care unit; Parent perceptions; Parental stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PARENT; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0346219401     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(03)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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