Pain Management in Neonates and Infants

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35 - Pain Management in Neonates and Infants

from Section 4 - Pain Management and Other Newborn and Infant Anesthesia Concerns

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 February 2018

Christine Greco and

Charles Berde

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Mary Ellen McCann

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Christine Greco and

Kai Matthes

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Mary Ellen McCann: Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Christine Greco: Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Kai Matthes: Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

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Information: Essentials of Anesthesia for Infants and Neonates , pp. 369 - 381

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