Pain management in children: Part 1 - Pain assessment tools and a brief review of nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatment options

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 222-225

  Wong, Cecile ^a   Lau, Elaine ^a   Palozzi, Lori ^a   Campbell, Fiona ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL;

ALGORITHM; ANALGESIA; CANADA; CANCER PAIN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; FACE, LEGS, ACTIVITY, CRY AND CONSOLABILITY SCALE; HUMAN; NUMERIC RATING SCALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE INFANT PAIN PROFILE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84866937337     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: 1913701X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3821/145.5.cpj222     Document Type: Review

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