Neurobehavioural assessment of skin-to-skin effects on reaction to pain in preterm infants: A randomized, controlled within-subject trial

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-176

  Ferber, Sari Goldstein ^a,c   Makhoul, Imad R ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Kangaroo care; Neurobehavioural assessment; NIDCAP; Pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; KANGAROO CARE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PAIN;

FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PAIN;

EID: 38849120586     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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