Effect of the use of a polyethylene wrap on the morbidity and mortality of very low birth weight infants in Alexandria university children's hospital

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Volumn 87, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 104-108

  Abd El Hamid, Shaimaa A ^a   Badr El Din, Mohamed M ^a   Dabous, Nihad I ^b   Saad, Khalid M ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hypothermia; Polyethylene plastic wraps; Preterm; Very low birth weight infant

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; UNIVERSITY;

HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; POLYETHYLENE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84871214338     PISSN: 00132446     EISSN: 2090262X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.EPX.0000421565.24496.d9     Document Type: Article

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