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Medical Clowns and Cortisol levels in Children Undergoing Venipuncture in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study.

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2016

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Ayelet Rimon, Shelly Shalom, Ido Wolyniez, Alejandro Gruber, Anita Schachter‐Davidov, Miguel Glatstein
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Abstract

In this pilot study, medical clowns reduced the distress from venipuncture in children. No effect on cortisol levels was observed.