Determination of heart rate in the baby at birth

Resuscitation

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-217

  Owen, Catherine Jane ^a   Wyllie, Jonathan Peter ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basic life support; Cardiac output; Guidelines; Neonatal resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; STETHOSCOPE; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 1242337366     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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