Measurement of salivary cortisol as a marker of stress in newborns in a neonatal intensive care unit

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 373-378

  Cabral, Débora Macedo ^a   Antonini, Sonir Roberto Rauber ^b   Custódio, Rodrigo José ^b   Martinelli, Carlos Eduardo ^b   Da Silva, Carlos Antonio Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Neonatal endocrinology; Newborn; Physical stress

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXYGEN; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NEONATAL STRESS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; TERM BIRTH; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APGAR SCORE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SALIVA;

ALLOSTASIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84879186613     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000351942     Document Type: Article

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