Optimal body temperature in transitional extremely low birth weight infants using heart rate and temperature as indicators

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-14

  Knobel, Robin B ^a   Holditch Davis, Diane ^a   Schwartz, Todd A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Body temperature; ELBW infants; Heart rate; Hypothermia; Neonatal; Preterm infants; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 74049112310     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01087.x     Document Type: Article

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