Pain assessment in children undergoing venipuncture: the Wong–Baker faces scale versus skin conductance fluctuations
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the subjective Wong–Baker faces pain rating scale (WBFS) and of the objective skin conductance fluctuation (SCF) test in assessing pain in children undergoing venipuncture. One-hundred and fifty children (aged 5–16 years) entered the study. All u...
Main Authors: | Francesco Savino, Liliana Vagliano, Simone Ceratto, Fabio Viviani, Roberto Miniero, Fulvio Ricceri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2013-02-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/37.pdf |
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