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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Compared with placebo, EMLA significantly attenuated the pain response as shown by a lower mean + / - SE heart rate (per minute), particularly at needle insertion (EMLA : 159. 3 + / - 2. 3 ; placebo : 175. 2 + / - 2. 7 ; P <. 001) and needle withdrawal (EMLA : 153. 8 + / - 2. 6 ; placebo : 167. 3 + / - 2. 5 ; P <. 001), and a lower mean + / - SE total behavioral score, again at insertion (EMLA : 4. 0 + / - 0. 3 ; placebo : 5. 0 + / - 0. 0 ; P =. 004) and withdrawal (EMLA : 1. 8 + / - 0. 3 ; placebo : 3. 9 + / - 0. 3 ; P <. 001).