Measurement of transepidermal water loss in Tanzanian cot-nursed neonates and its relation to postnatal weight loss

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 356-360

  Thijs, H F H ^a   Massawe, A W ^b   Okken, A ^a   Coenraads, P J ^a   Muskiet, F A J ^a   Huisman, M ^a   Boersma, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MUHIMBILI MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Large for gestational age infants; Newborn infants; Preterm infants; Skin; Tanzania; Urine excretion; Water loss; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN WATER LOSS; TANZANIA; URINARY EXCRETION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0029966553     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14032.x     Document Type: Article

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