Knowledge, perception and practices of healthcare professionals at tertiary level hospitals in Kingstons, Jamaica, regarding neonatal pain management

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-32

  Young, J ^a   Barton, M ^a   Dawson Richards, M A ^b   Trotman, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Bustamante Hospital for Children   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SUCROSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN DISEASE; NOCICEPTION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; PAIN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREMATURITY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PAIN; PHYSICIANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 44249107075     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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