Latency to facial expression change following noxious stimulation in infants is dependent on postmenstrual age.
Change in facial expression over a fixed time after a noxious stimulus is the key measure used to calculate pain scores in preterm and newborn infants. We hypothesised that the latency of facial motor responses would be longer in the youngest premature infants and that behavioural scoring methods of...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Jezik: | English |
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2009
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