Minimizing the 'ouch'-A strategy to minimize pain, fear and anxiety in children presenting to the emergency department

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 184-188

  Winskill, Rhonda ^a   Andrews, Debbie ^b  

^a Hunter New England Health Service   (Australia)

^b BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Distraction; Evaluation; Pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649086631     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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