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. 2002 Mar;19(2):101–105. doi: 10.1136/emj.19.2.101

Emergency analgesia in the paediatric population. Part II Pharmacological methods of pain relief

S Maurice 1, J O'Donnell 1, T Beattie 1
PMCID: PMC1725800  PMID: 11904252

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