Safety of neonatal skin cleansing in rural Nepal

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-124

  Mullany, Luke C ^a   Darmstadt, Gary L ^a   Khatry, Subarna K ^a   LeClerq, Steve C ^b   Tielsch, James M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project Sarlahi   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Neonatal infections; Skin antisepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FETUS (ANATOMY); HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; NEPAL; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BODY TEMPERATURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEPAL; PILOT PROJECTS; RURAL HEALTH; SKIN CARE;

EID: 33644553472     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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