Transitional hypothermia in preterm newborns

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages S45-S47

  Bhatt, D R ^a   White, R ^b   Martin, G ^c   Van Marter, L J ^d   Finer, N ^e   Goldsmith, J P ^f   Ramos, C ^g   Kukreja, S ^h   Ramanathan, R ^g  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Memorial Hospital of South Bend   (United States)

^c Citrus Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold stress; Delivery room temperature; Newborn resuscitation; Transitional hypothermia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY ROOM; DISEASE CONTROL; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 36549010486     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211842     Document Type: Article

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