Does social contracting influence the judgement of children's pain?

Research has demonstrated that children’s pain is underestimated in clinical settings. Nurses in particular have been highlighted as the professional group most likely to underestimate their pain. Contemporary theories of evolutionary psychology propose that pain assessment is a social exchange situ...

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Main Author: Charlton, Laura
Other Authors: Morley, S. ; Closs, J.
Published: University of Leeds 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.545685