The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Mar 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyInterventions to reduce pain during vaccination in infancy.
To investigate interventions that affect pain reduction during vaccination in infants and children attending a well-child unit. ⋯ Here we expand on previous findings by demonstrating that breast-feeding may have an analgesic effect up to age 6 months and that in older children, both sucrose and lidocaine-prilocaine reduce vaccination pain.