Oral sucrose for pain management in the paediatric emergency department; a review

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 72-79

  Harrison, Denise Margaret ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Emergency service; Hospital; Infant; Pain; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049126786     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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