Can cry in the newborn be used as an assessment of pain?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1358-1360

  Schollin, Jens ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crying; Newborn; Pain; Pain scale

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANALGESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; BODY MOVEMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYING; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; NEWBORN CARE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RHYTHM; SIDE EFFECT; TISSUE INJURY;

CRYING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 27144445301     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500252096     Document Type: Review

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