A double-blind randomised controlled trial of 25% oral glucose for pain relief in 2-month old infants undergoing immunisation

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-256

  Kassab, Manal ^a   Sheehy, Annabel ^b   King, Madeleine ^c   Fowler, Cathrine ^b   Foureur, Maralyn ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Glucose; Immunisation injection pain; Infant

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; JORDAN; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; JORDAN; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84857684735     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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