Intramuscular injections in children. Inevitable annoyance or unnecessary physical injury?;Intramuskuläre injektionen im kindesalter. Notwendiges übel oder vermeidbare körperverletzung?

Schmerz

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 140-143

  Hunseler C ^a   Roth, B ^a   Pothmann, R ^c   Reinhold, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Herford   (Germany)

^c Klinik Heidberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Intramuscular injections; Local anesthesia; Pain; Premedication

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; EMERGENCY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INJURY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMEDICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANALGESICS; CHILD; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; PAIN; VACCINES;

EID: 17844365096     PISSN: 0932433X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00482-004-0318-2     Document Type: Article

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