A study of the effects of analgesia in acute and chronic pain in preterm infants

Pain assessment is the key to pain management. Self-report of pain is the gold standard for pain assessment in older age groups, but in the preverbal infant this is obviously not available. A simple and accurate means of identifying and measuring pain would enable appropriate initiation of analgesia...

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Main Author: Boyle, Elaine M.
Published: University of Edinburgh 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.641863