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Measurement of pain severity can be difficult in neonates, infants and patients with dementia or cognitive impairment. In these patients who may not be able to communicate, it is important to use scales that measure behavioral or physiological indicators of pain.
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Abd-Elsayed, A., Grandhi, R., Eckmann, M. (2019). Indirect Pain Measurement. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_38
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