Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for prevention or treatment of pain in newborns

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Ohlsson, Arne ^a   Shah, Prakeshkumar S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATHETERIZATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEWBORN; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85041676194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011219     Document Type: Article

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