The Effect of Environment on Body Site Temperatures in Full-Term Neonates

Nursing Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 202-207

  Cusson, Regina M ^a,b   Madonia, Joyce A ^c   Taekman, Jeanne B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c Calvert Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; THERMOMETER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; EAR, MIDDLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROIN; HUMANS; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RECTUM; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 0031178458     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-199707000-00004     Document Type: Article

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