Pain scales in children: a review
Open Access
- 1 September 1997
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Palliative Medicine
- Vol. 11 (5), 341-350
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026921639701100503
Abstract
This is a review of tools that have been developed to assess pain in children, with a brief evaluation of their practicality and validity. There are some suggestions for the direction of future research in the development and use of the scales.Keywords
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