Knowledge, attitude and practices among health care professionals regarding pain

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 913-916

  Subhashini, Lavanya ^a   Vatsa, Manju ^a   Lodha, Rakesh ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Health care professionals; Knowledge; Pain; Practice

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; PRILOCAINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANNULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; INDIA; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICIAN; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; SEDATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDIA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70949098597     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-009-0154-6     Document Type: Article

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