Effect of hygiene interventions on the thermal stability of extremely low-birth-weight newborns in the first two weeks of life;Repercusión del aseo en la estabilidad térmica del recién nacido de extremado bajo peso durante las primeras dos semanas de vida

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-13

  Montes Bueno, T ^a   De La Fuente Calle, P ^a   Iglesias Diz, A ^a   Bescos Calvo, C ^a   Quilez Cervera P ^a   Madero Jarabo, R ^a   Garcia Alix Perez A ^a   Quero Jimenez J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body temperature regulation; Extremely low birth weight neonate; Hypothermia; Neonatal intensive care; Nursing care; Preterm infant; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATH; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCUBATOR; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERMOREGULATION; THERMOSTABILITY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 23044501422     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13076761     Document Type: Article

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