Skin conductance and behaviour during sensory stimulation of preterm and term infants

Early Human Development

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 35-46

  Hellerud, B C ^a   Storm, H ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electrodermal activity; Nociceptive stimulation; Skin conductance; Tactile stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSERY; PAIN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; SENSORY STIMULATION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; TACTILE STIMULATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEEL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STIMULATION;

FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEEL; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PAIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0036890495     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(02)00070-1     Document Type: Article

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