Pain in the very preterm baby: 'Suffer little children?'

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 47-55

  Mcvey, Cynthia ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consequences; Pain; Very preterm baby

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 80051932795     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518429809068155     Document Type: Review

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