Pharmacological and combined interventions to reduce vaccine injection pain in children and adults systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2015, Pages S38-S63

  Shah, Vibhuti ^a,b   Taddio, Anna ^c,d   McMurtry, C Meghan ^e,f,g   Halperin, Scott A ^h   Noel, Melanie ⁱ   Riddell, Rebecca Pillai ^d,j   Chambers, Christine T ^h  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f CHILDREN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^j YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Pain management; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; EMLA; GLUCOSE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; IBUPROFEN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SUCROSE; VACCINE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; INJECTION PAIN; INJECTION SITE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SUCKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VACCINATION; VEIN PUNCTURE; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALGESIA; CHILD; INJECTION; NEEDLE; PAIN; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; CHILD; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; NEEDLES; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; VACCINATION;

EID: 84973446636     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000281     Document Type: Article

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