Oral sucrose administration to reduce pain response during immunization in 16–19-month infants: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1527-1532

  Yilmaz, Gonca ^a   Caylan, Nilgun ^b   Oguz, Melek ^a   Karacan, Can Demir ^a  

^a DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Immunization; Infant; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE; VACCINE;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALGESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SUCROSE; VACCINES;

EID: 84938506702     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-014-2358-7     Document Type: Article

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