Pain relief for neonates in Australian hospitals: A need to improve evidence-based practice

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 10-13

  Gray, Peter H ^a,b   Trotter, Jane A ^a   Langbridge, Peter ^a   Doherty, Claire V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Breast feeding; Evidence based medicine; Newborn; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ANALGESIA; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CANNULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ANALGESIA; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PAIN;

EID: 33645316493     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00782.x     Document Type: Review

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