Newborn resuscitation in resource-limited settings

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 432-439

  Singhal, Nalini ^a   Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Birth asphyxia; Developing countries; Resource limited settings; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BIRTH; BODY POSITION; BREATHING RATE; COMMUNITY CARE; FACE MASK; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS RISK; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN RESUSCITATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCALE UP; SKIN COLOR; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ALGORITHMS; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOME NURSING; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESUSCITATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 54849195400     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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