Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 10, Issue 8 , Pages 584-590 , November 1995

The use of a topical refrigerant anesthetic to reduce injection pain in children

  • Karen Abbott, MN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine (K.A.), Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta ,Canada
    • ,
  • Susan Fowler-Kerry, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Susan Fowler-Kerry, PhD, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0W0
    • College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

,Accepted 31 March 1995.

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Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 10, Issue 8 , Pages 584-590 , November 1995

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