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Purpose : The evaluation of pain in neonates is difficult due to their limited means of
communication. The aim of this study was to determine whether the behavioral reactions of facial
action and cry provoked by an invasive pain-induced procedure could be discriminated from the
reactions to a noninvasive pain-induced procedure in normal full-term neonates.
Methods : Thirty-six healthy full-term neonates received three pain-induced... |