The Effects of Exposure to Repeated Minor Pain During the Neonatal Period on Formalin Pain Behavior and Thermal Withdrawal Latencies

Preterm infants undergoing untreated, repeated painful procedures as part of their early experience are more likely to behave differently to pain as they mature than infants who were born at term and did not experience excessive exogenous pain. The neonatal rat model was used to investigate the shor...

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Main Authors: C Celeste Johnston, Claire-Dominique Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/305409
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