Pain Management Nursing
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 2-9 , March 2008

Temperament and Pain Response: A Review of the Literature

  • Manon Ranger, PhD Student, MSc, RN

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Manon Ranger, 5439 Croissant Plamondon, St-Lambert, Quebec, Canada J4S 1W4
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  • Marsha Campbell-Yeo, PhD Student, MN, NNP, RN

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Pain Management Nursing
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