Pain- and distress-reducing interventions for venepuncture in children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 257-268

  Tak, J H ^a   van Bon, Wim H J ^b  

^a St Antoniusziekenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distraction; Distress; EMLA cream; Pain; Procedural information; Venepuncture

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; VEIN PUNCTURE; WAITING ROOM;

ANESTHETICS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; OINTMENTS; PAIN; PHLEBOTOMY; PLACEBOS; PRILOCAINE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745947271     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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