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. 2002 Jan;19(1):4–7. doi: 10.1136/emj.19.1.4

Emergency analgesia in the paediatric population. Part I Current practice and perspectives

S Maurice 1, J O'Donnell 1, T Beattie 1
PMCID: PMC1725781  PMID: 11777861

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