Thermoregulation and Thermography in Neonatal Physiology and Disease

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-282

  Knobel, Robin B ^a,b   Guenther, Bob D ^c   Rice, Henry E ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

infrared imaging; neonatal thermoregulation; thermal imaging; thermography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; INFANT; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREMATURITY; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFRARED RAYS; PILOT PROJECTS; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79959541726     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800411403467     Document Type: Article

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