Vaccination Related Pain: Comparison of Two Injection Techniques

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1327-1331

  Girish, G N ^a   Ravi, M D ^b  

^a JSS University ^*  (India)

^b JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

MBPS; Pain; Pragmatic; Standard of care; Vaccination technique

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJECTION SITE PAIN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE VARIABLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VACCINATION; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 84916220254     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-014-1347-1     Document Type: Article

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