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. 2002 Jul;19(4):284–287. doi: 10.1136/emj.19.4.284

Emergency analgesia in the paediatric population. Part IV Paediatric sedation in the accident and emergency department: pros and cons

E Doyle
PMCID: PMC1725914  PMID: 12101131

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