Training program for pain assessment in the newborn

E Carpentier1, F Moreau2, S Soriot-Thomas3

  • 1Réanimation et surveillance continue pédiatrique, pôle couple-femme-enfant, CHU d'Amiens, 80054 Amiens, France; PériTox (UMRI 01 INERIS), UFR de médecine, université de Picardie-Jules-Verne, CURS, chemin du Thil, 80025 Amiens, France.

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