Mechanical vibration in neonatal transport: A randomized study of different mattresses

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 307-310

  Gajendragadkar, Gargi ^d   Boyd, Julie A ^d   Potter, Darek W ^b   Mellen, Beverly G ^a   Hahn, Guillermo D ^b   Shenai, Jayant P ^a,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BED; BODY WEIGHT; GEL; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; NEWBORN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RANDOMIZATION; VIBRATION;

ACCELERATION; AMBULANCES; BEDDING AND LINENS; BODY WEIGHT; GELS; HUMANS; INCUBATORS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANIKINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; VIBRATION;

EID: 0034220546     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200349     Document Type: Article

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