International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 23-28 , January 2008

Congruence of pain assessment between nurses and emergency department patients: A replication

  • Martin Duignan, MSc, BSc, HDip (Emergency Nursing), Dip (Management) (Advanced Nurse Practitioner Candidate)

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  • Virginia Dunn, MSc, BSc (Nursing) (Former Lecturer, Trinity College Dublin)

Received 25 July 2007 ,Revised 11 September 2007 ,Accepted 23 September 2007.

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PII: S1755-599X(07)00101-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2007.09.003

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 23-28 , January 2008

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