Axillary and tympanic membrane temperature recording in the preterm neonate: A comparative study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 465-474

  Bailey, Judi ^a   Rose, Pat ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARDRUM; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; STANDARD; THERMOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; THERMOGRAPHY; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0035347817     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01775.x     Document Type: Article

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