Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 28-40 , March 2010

Analgesia for the Pediatric Trauma Patient: Primum Non Nocere?

  • Michael Greenwald, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Michael Greenwald, MD, 1604 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.12.008

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 28-40 , March 2010

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