Temperature Regulation of the Premature Infant

Avery's Diseases of the Newborn

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 364-371

  Chandra, Sudhish ^a,b   Baumgart, Stephen ^c,d  

^a University School of Medicine   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84882543926     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-072169347-7.50031-7     Document Type: Chapter

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