Application of plastic wrap to improve temperatures in infants born less than 30 weeks gestation: A randomized controlled trial

Neonatal Network

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 235-245

  Smith, Jacqueline ^a,c   Usher, Kim ^b   Alcock, Gary ^a   Buettner, Petra ^c  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING; PREMATURITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; POLYETHYLENES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 84882737257     PISSN: 07300832     EISSN: 15392880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0730-0832.32.4.235     Document Type: Article

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