Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 156-165 , December 2007

Pain After Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy: “Ouch It Did Hurt Bad”

  • Shirley A. Wiggins, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Shirley A. Wiggins, PhD, RN, P.O. Box 880220, Lincoln, NE 68588-0220.
    • University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Lincoln, Nebraska
    • ,
  • Roxie L. Foster, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center and The Children’s Hospital, Denver, Colorado.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2007.07.002

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 156-165 , December 2007

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