The effects of noise on preterm infants in the NICU

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Wachman, Elisha M ^a   Lahav, Amir ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY STIMULATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN PERFUSION; BREATHING RATE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEARING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NOISE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 79959842152     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.182014     Document Type: Review

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