ThermoSpot in the detection of neonatal hypothermia

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-223

  Kambarami, R ^a   Chidede, O ^a   Pereira, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH MONITORING;

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAREGIVER; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYING; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN PERIOD; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION; ZIMBABWE;

ABDOMEN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOMETERS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0036743254     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/027249302125001516     Document Type: Article

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