Taking the jab out of needles
Givens, B.; Oberle, S.; Lander, J.
Canadian Nurse 89(10): 37-40
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-4581 PMID: 8261374 Document Number: 421253
Typically, health professionals regard injections and venipuncture as routine for them and a minor nuisance for the patient. Yet for others, needles arouse dread and anxiety. This fear of needles may even lead some people to avoid dental and health care.
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