Current Controversies Regarding Pain Assessment in Neonates

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 283-288

  Ranger, Manon ^a   Johnston, C Céleste ^a   Anand, K J S ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

controversies; neonate; pain; pain assessment; premature

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CELL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANALGESIA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 34648840639     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2007.07.003     Document Type: Review

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