Assessment of the pain of blood-sugar testing: a randomised controlled trial

Authors
Loveland, ME Carley, SD Cranfield, N Hillier, VF Mackway-Jones, K
Citation
Me. Loveland et al., Assessment of the pain of blood-sugar testing: a randomised controlled trial, LANCET, 354(9182), 1999, pp. 921-922
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
354
Issue
9182
Year of publication
1999
Pages
921 - 922
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(19990911)354:9182<921:AOTPOB>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Lancet puncture to the side of the thumb resulted in less pain than lancet puncture to the finger or venepuncture at the elbow. Success rates were the same.