The car seat: A challenge too far for preterm infants?

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Pilley, E ^b   McGuire, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; CAR SEAT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORTH AMERICA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCREENING TEST; SEAT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTOMOBILES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 27644579444     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.064295     Document Type: Review

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