Applied Nursing Research
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 10-16 , February 2007

The use of breast-feeding for pain relief during neonatal immunization injections

  • Emine Efe, PhD

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  • Zeynep Canlı Özer, PhD

Received 7 December 2004 ,Accepted 5 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.10.005

Applied Nursing Research
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