Thermal balance in infants

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2234-2242

  Bolton, D P G ^a,b   Nelson, E A S ^a,c   Taylor, B J ^a   Weatherall, I L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

clothing; hyperthermia; sudden infant death syndrome; thermal insulation; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; THEORY; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0030015926     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.6.2234     Document Type: Article

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