Exploring the Association Between Pain Intensity and Facial Display in Term Newborns

BACKGROUND: Facial expression is widely used to judge pain in neonates. However, little is known about the relationship between intensity of the painful stimulus and the nature of the expression in term neonates.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martin Schiavenato, Meggan Butler-O’Hara, Paul Scovanner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/873103