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. 1998 Sep;79(2):F152–F156. doi: 10.1136/fn.79.2.f152

Reflections on measuring pain in infants: dissociation in responsive systems and "honest signalling"

R Barr
PMCID: PMC1720828  PMID: 9828746

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