Temperature control in very low birthweight infants during first five days of life

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Lyon, A J ^a   Pikaar, M E ^a   Badger, P ^a   McIntosh, N ^b  

^a Neonatal Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central peripheral temperature difference; Hypovolaemia; Temperature control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLD STRESS; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0031398333     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.76.1.F47     Document Type: Article

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