Out of sight, but not out of mind? Greater reported pain in patients who spontaneously look away during venepuncture

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 97-102

  Vijayan, Roshan ^a   Scott, G ^b   Brownlie, W ^a  

^a MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; VEIN PUNCTURE; VERBAL NUMERICAL RATING SCORE; VERBAL RESPONSE SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PHLEBOTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923444234     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejp.526     Document Type: Article

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