Strategies for the prevention and management of neonatal and infant pain

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-123

  Harrison, Denise ^a   Yamada, Janet ^a   Stevens, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Evidence based; Infant; Pain; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SUCROSE;

ANALGESIA; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; MUSIC THERAPY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW;

ANALGESICS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATOLOGY; PAIN; PEDIATRICS; SUCROSE;

EID: 77953542021     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-009-0091-0     Document Type: Review

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