Pain Due to Certain Specified Procedures — Pilot Study of Sucrose to Reduce Pain in Sick Babies
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Be Sweet to Sick Babies: Analgesic Effects of Oral Sucrose and Concomitant Opioid Analgesics; a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
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