Reducing discomfort while measuring crown-heel length in neonates

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 742-746

  Pereira Da Silva, Luis ^a,b,c,d   Bergmans, Kim I M ^c   Van Kerkhoven, Lieke A S ^c   Leal, Frederico ^a   Virella, Daniel ^a   Videira Amaral, João M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

^b NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Length measurement; Neonatal distress; Neonate

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CODING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROWN HEEL LENGTH; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; MALE; NEONATOMETER; NEWBORN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETRIC TEST; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 33745072060     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500516623     Document Type: Article

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