Heat loss prevention for preterm infants in the delivery room

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 304-308

  Knobel, Robin B ^a   Wimmer Jr , John E ^b   Holbert, Don ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b The Women's Hospital of Greensboro   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY ROOM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; POLYURETHANES; PROBABILITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18444386813     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211289     Document Type: Article

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