Umbilical separation time delayed by alcohol application

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-223

  Hsu, W C ^a   Yeh, L C ^b   Chuang, M Y ^c   Lo, W T ^a   Cheng, S N ^a   Huang, C F ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG HSIN REHABILITATION MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c Kang Ning Junior College of Medical Care and Management   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BATH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLEANING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MECONIUM; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD SEPARATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DESICCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 77956451529     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: 14653281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146532810X12786388978643     Document Type: Article

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