Pain assessment in the paediatric emergency department: Whose view counts?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 264-267

  Maciocia, Paul M ^a   Strachan, Elizabeth M ^a   Akram, Ahsan R ^a   Hendrie, Rachel E ^a   Kelly, Diane N ^a   Kemp, Alison ^a   McLuckie, Alison M ^a   Smith, Laura M ^a   Beattie, Thomas F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Emergency department; Paediatric pain; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 4544230057     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200312000-00004     Document Type: Article

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