The cold pressor task: Is it an ethically acceptable pain research method in children?

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1071-1081

  Birnie, Kathryn A ^a,b   Noel, Melanie ^a,b   Chambers, Christine T ^a,b   Von Baeyer, Carl L ^c,d   Fernandez, Conrad V ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

children; ethical issues; pain; parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARENTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 80051695357     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq092     Document Type: Review

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