Skin conductance as a measure of pain and stress in hospitalised infants

Early Human Development

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 603-608

  Harrison, Denise ^a,b,c   Boyce, Suzanne ^a,b   Loughnan, Peter ^a,b   Dargaville, Peter ^a,b,c   Storm, Hanne ^d   Johnston, Linda ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Infant; Newborn; Pain assessment; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STANDARDIZATION; STRESS;

GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NURSING CARE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS;

EID: 33747887818     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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