The Journal of Pain
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 301-305 , October 2001

Comparison of sucrose, expressed breast milk, and breast-feeding on the neonatal response to heel prick

  • Hülya Bilgen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics
    • ,
  • Eren Özek

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics
    • ,
  • Dilşat Cebeci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Rahmi Örs

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics

Received 1 May 2000 ,Revised 29 December 2000 ,Accepted 29 December 2000.

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doi: 10.1054/jpai.2001.23140

The Journal of Pain
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 301-305 , October 2001

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