Effect of post-delivery care on neonatal body temperature

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 859-863

  Johanson, R B ^a   Spencer, S A ^a   Rolfe, P ^a   Jones, P ^a   Malla, D S ^a  

^a North Staffs Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing world; Hypothermia; Neonate; Post delivery care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION;

EID: 0026444019     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12123.x     Document Type: Article

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