A review of factors predicting children's pain experiences

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 203-216

  Cheng, Su Fen ^a   Foster, Roxie L ^b   Hester, Nancy O ^b  

^a Foo Yin University   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESIA; CHILD; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0346331890     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01460860390246678     Document Type: Review

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