Pain in premature infants: What is conclusive evidence and what is not

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 82-86

  Badr, Lina Kurdahi ^a  

^a AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neonatal; Pain assessment; Pain assessment tools; Premature infants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878906194     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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