Assessment of acute pain in preterm infants by evaluation of facial expression and frequency domain analysis of heart rate variability

Early Human Development

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 131-142

  Lindh, Viveca ^a   Wiklund, Urban ^a   Sandman, P O ^a   Håkansson, Stellan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cutaneous flexor reflex; Facial expression; Heart rate variability; Pain; Premature infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FLEXOR REFLEX; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POWER SPECTRUM; PREMATURITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROVOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; VIDEORECORDING;

ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030943359     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(96)01851-8     Document Type: Article

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