Temperature control in the neonate

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 155-160

  Lyon, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

central peripheral temperature difference; humidity; newborn; preterm; temperature control; transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; COLD STRESS; CORE TEMPERATURE; DEHYDRATION; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCUBATOR; MATURATION; NURSING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY; SKIN; SKIN WATER LOSS; THERMOREGULATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 41949116858     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2007.12.016     Document Type: Article

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