Clinically significant changes in acute pain in a pediatric ED using the Color Analog Scale

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 739-742

  McConahay, Tom ^a   Bryson, Matt ^a   Bulloch, Blake ^a  

^a PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COLOR ANALOG SCALE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34548534896     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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