The Role of Child Life in Pediatric Pain Management: A Survey of Child Life Specialists

Journal of Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 320-329

  Bandstra, Nancy F ^a   Skinner, Linda ^b   LeBlanc, Chantal ^b   Chambers, Christine T ^a   Hollon, Ellen C ^c   Brennan, Debbie ^b   Beaver, Chantal ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child life; management; nonpharmacological; pain; pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CHILD LIFE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PAIN; REASSURANCE; REINFORCEMENT; TRAINING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PAIN CLINICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PEDIATRICS; SPECIALISM;

EID: 40949090655     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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