Rest-Activity Patterns of Premature Infants Are Regulated by Cycled Lighting

Pediatrics

Volumn 113, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 833-839

  Rivkees, Scott A ^a   Mayes, Linda ^a,b   Jacobs, Harris ^a,c   Gross, Ian ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Infant; Light; Premature; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLED LIGHTING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSERY; PATTERN STIMULATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LIGHTING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SLEEP;

EID: 1842533901     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.4.833     Document Type: Article

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