Postnatal hypothermia and cold stress among newborn infants in Nepal monitored by continuous ambulatory recording

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 75, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Ellis, M ^a   Manandhar, N ^b   Shakya, U ^b   Manandhar, D S ^b   Fawdry, A ^c   De Costello, A M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Prasuti Griha Maternity Hospital   (Nepal)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous ambulatory recording; Postnatal hypothermia; Resources; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD STRESS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NEPAL; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0029938540     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.75.1.f42     Document Type: Article

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