Pain Still Lords Over Children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-8

  Baker, Justin N ^a   Anghelescu, Doralina L ^a   Kane, Javier R ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; KETAMINE; METHADONE; OPIATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 37249035933     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.08.019     Document Type: Editorial

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