Temperature increases in preterm infants during massage therapy

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 149-152

  Diego, Miguel A ^a   Field, Tiffany ^a,b   Hernandez Reif, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat loss; Infant; Massage; Preterm; Safety; Stimulation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; INFANT; KINESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPINE POSITION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MASSAGE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 37449022925     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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