Temperature control of premature infants in the delivery room

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-53

  Watkinson, Michael ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY ROOM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT MORTALITY; KANGAROO CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THERMOREGULATION;

BEDS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLOTHING; DELIVERY ROOMS; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33644900967     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2005.11.018     Document Type: Review

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