Pain and stress in the human fetus

European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 161-165

  Smith, Richard P ^a   Gitau, R ^a   Glover, V ^a   Fisk, Nicholas M ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Fetal response to pain; Intra uterine intervention

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

ANALGESIA; CIRCULATION; FETUS; FETUS SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS;

EID: 0033796192     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(00)00441-3     Document Type: Article

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