Postpartal thermal injuries of the knee region caused by warming devices;Postpartale thermische schäden der knieregion durch wärmflaschen

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 413-417

  Mohrenschlager M ^a   Richter, D ^b   Weigl, L B ^a   Schnopp, C ^a   Cremer, H ^c   Ring, J ^a   Abeck, D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b KLINIK AM EICHERT   (Germany)

^c Städtisches Kinderkrankenhaus   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burn; Hot water bottle; Newborn

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GERMANY; HEAT TREATMENT; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; KNEE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERINATAL PERIOD; PUERPERIUM; SAFETY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; THERMAL INJURY; WARMING;

EID: 17144463652     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00112-003-0752-8     Document Type: Article

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