Newborn transepidermal water loss values: A reference dataset

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 712-716

  Kelleher, Maeve M ^a   O'Carroll, Michelle ^a   Gallagher, Aine ^a   Murray, Deirdre M ^a,b   Dunn Galvin, Audrey ^a   Irvine, Alan D ^b,c   Hourihane, Jonathan O'B ^a,b  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN WATER LOSS;

BODY WATER; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPIDERMIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; REFERENCE VALUES; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 84887625035     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pde.12106     Document Type: Article

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