Effect of delivery room temperature on the admission temperature of premature infants: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 264-267

  Jia, Y S ^a   Lin, Z L ^a   Lv, H ^a   Li, Y M ^a   Green, R ^b   Lin, J ^a,b  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL AND YUYING CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

body temperature; hypothermia; preterm infants

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CHINA; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY ROOM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

APGAR SCORE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DELIVERY ROOMS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84875723343     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.100     Document Type: Article

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