Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 70-74 , July 1999

Do Parents Want to Be Present During Invasive Procedures Performed on Their Children in the Emergency Department? A Survey of 400 Parents

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Chicago, IL, May 1998.

Received 18 August 1998 ,Revised 17 March 1999 ,Accepted 5 April 1999.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 70-74 , July 1999

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