Salivary cortisol as a measure of pain and distress in sick and preterm infants
Objective: To evaluate the use of salivary cortisol as a potential tool for assessing sustained distress or pain in sick and preterm infants. Design: 1. Four different saliva collection methods were evaluated for their ease of application in the population and effect on cortisol radioimmunoassay. 2....
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University of Edinburgh
2004
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.653388 |