Regional skin temperature, heat flow and conductance in preterm neonates nursed in low and in neutral environmental temperature

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-88

  Karlsson, H ^a,b   Olegard R ^b   Nilsson, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Preterm newborn; Regional dry heat loss; Skin temperature; Thermal conductance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRUNK; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030040874     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb13895.x     Document Type: Article

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