A Child's Concept of Pain: An International Survey of Pediatric Pain Experts

• Main Authors: Joshua W. Pate (Author), Julia M. Hush (Author), Mark J. Hancock (Author), G. Lorimer Moseley (Author), David S. Butler (Author), Laura E. Simons (Author), Verity Pacey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A child's 'concept of pain' refers to how they understand what pain actually is, what function pain serves, and what biological processes are thought to underpin it. We aimed to determine pediatric pain experts' opinions of: (1) the importance and usefulness of assessing a child&...