Infants and small children cannot tell you that they are experiencing symptoms that may be a(n) ________ of a drug; for example, a preverbal child cannot verbalize dizziness or ringing in the ears.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
side effect
Infants and preverbal children cannot verbalize symptoms that may be a side effect of a drug.
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