title: Patients with needle phobia? Try stress-reducing medical devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, 5th floor ACC, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kettwich
authors.forename: Wilmer L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Sibbett
authors.forename: Lawrence G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Kettwich
authors.forename: Cristina J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Hilda T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Draeger
authors.forename: Arthur D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Bankhurst
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013594:Syringes