Salivary cortisol reactivity in preterm infants in neonatal intensive care: An integrative Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Mörelius, Evalotte ^a   He, Hong Gu ^b   Shorey, Shefaly ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Infants; Neonatal care; Nursing; Pain; Preterm; Saliva; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

CHILD HEALTH; DATABASE; LITERATURE REVIEW; NEONATE; RESEARCH WORK; SALIVA;

BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SALIVA;

SCOPUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; SALIVA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84962528381     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13030337     Document Type: Review

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