Children's memories for painful cancer treatment procedures: implications for distress.

@article{Chen2000ChildrensMF,
  title={Children's memories for painful cancer treatment procedures: implications for distress.},
  author={Edith Chen and Lonnie K Zeltzer and Michelle G. Craske and Ernest R. Katz},
  journal={Child development},
  year={2000},
  volume={71 4},
  pages={
          933-47
        }
}
Children (ages 3 to 18, N = 55) diagnosed with leukemia were tested for their memories of lumbar punctures (LPs), a repeated and painful part of the cancer treatment protocol. Memory for both event details and the child's emotional responses was assessed one week after the LP. Children of all ages displayed considerable accuracy for event details, and accuracy increased with age. Overall recall accuracy for event details and emotional responses was similar. Recall among children given oral… 
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