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How Pain Scores In Babies

06.24.2008 | 7:12:00 pm | Posted by Pediatrics / Children's Health News From Medical N
Methods commonly used by doctors to assess pain in infants may be underestimating the amount of pain they feel, according to a study by UCL (University College London) researchers. Clinical pain scoring methods, which look for a range of behavioural and physiological responses, such as body movements and changes in blood pressure, may need to be revised to focus on the strongest indicators of pain....
 
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