Applied physiology: Temperature control in newborn infant

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-144

  Lyon, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central peripheral temperature difference; Humidity; Newborn; Preterm; Temperature control; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD STRESS; CORE TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; HEAT EXCHANGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYPOTHERMIA; INCUBATOR; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MONITORING; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION; WARMING; WATER LOSS;

EID: 1542344399     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cupe.2003.11.012     Document Type: Article

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