Reference values for oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry in healthy children at sea level in Chennai

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-99

  Balasubramanian, S ^a   Suresh, N ^a   Ravichandran, C ^a   Dinesh Chand, G H ^a  

^a KANCHI KAMAKOTI CHILDS TRUST HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE; OXYGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE OXIMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX RATIO; AGING; ALTITUDE; BLOOD; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OXIMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASIA; CHENNAI; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

OXYGEN;

AGING; ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION;

EID: 33746223007     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146532806X107421     Document Type: Article

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