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. 2021 Jan-Feb;70(1):E1-E3.
doi: 10.12788/jfp.0132.

No pain, if you've got game

Benjamin McCollum  1 , Stephen J Conner  1 , J Scott Earwood  1
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No pain, if you've got game

Benjamin McCollum et al. J Fam Pract. 2021 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Allowing children to engage in "active" distraction techniques-such as playing a video game-during venipuncture can lead to reduced pain and anxiety.

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