Preterm infant massage elicits consistent increases in vagal activity and gastric motility that are associated with greater weight gain

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1588-1591

  Diego, Miguel A ^a   Field, Tiffany ^a,b   Hernandez Reif, Maria ^c   Deeds, Osvelia ^a   Ascencio, Angela ^a   Begert, Gisela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric; Massage; Preterm infant; Vagal; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; NERVE STIMULATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; STOMACH MOTILITY; THERAPY EFFECT; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MASSAGE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 35349024249     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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