Assessing the quality of randomized controlled trials examining psychological interventions for pediatric procedural pain: Recommendations for quality improvement

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 693-703

  Uman, Lindsay S ^a   Chambers, Christine T ^a   McGrath, Patrick J ^a   Kisely, Stephen ^b   Matthews, Debora ^a   Hayton, Kelly ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; CONSORT; pain; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955014158     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp104     Document Type: Article

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