The impact of newborn bathing on the prevalence of neonatal hypothermia in Uganda: A randomized, controlled trial

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1462-1467

  Bergstrom, Anna ^a   Byaruhanga, Romano ^a,b   Okong, Pius ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b St Francis Hospital Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Bathing; Neonatal hypothermia; Skin to skin care; Uganda

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BABY; BATH; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN CARE; UGANDA; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BATHS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 27144461215     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352505100366750     Document Type: Article

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